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#BCFDC2

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #BCFDC2

#BCFDC2 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 99% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 12.5); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FDBCF7 — a mauve tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCFDC2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red188
Green253
Blue194

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 12.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 21.6
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 24.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BCFDC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BCFDC2.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BCFDC2.
17.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCFDC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCFDC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF1BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4EBC5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5FAED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCFDC2?

#BCFDC2 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 99% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCFDC2?

Use black text. Black on #BCFDC2 has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCFDC2?

Its complementary colour is #FDBCF7, and analogous partners are #D7FDBC and #BCFDE3.