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#BCFDC4

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #BCFDC4

#BCFDC4 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 99% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 11.9), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FDBCF5 (mauve), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green253
Blue196

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 11.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 20.7
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 24.9

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

Text on #BCFDC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BCFDC4.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BCFDC4.
17.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCFDC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCFDC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF2C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4EBC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4FAED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCFDC4?

#BCFDC4 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 99% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCFDC4?

Use black text. Black on #BCFDC4 has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCFDC4?

Its complementary colour is #FDBCF5, and analogous partners are #D5FDBC and #BCFDE4.