#BCFDC5
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #BCFDC5
#BCFDC5 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 99% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 11.7); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FDBCF4 — a mauve tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCFDC5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCFDC5?
#BCFDC5 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 99% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCFDC5?
Use black text. Black on #BCFDC5 has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCFDC5?
Its complementary colour is #FDBCF4, and analogous partners are #D4FDBC and #BCFDE5.