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#BCFDC8

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #BCFDC8

#BCFDC8 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 99% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 11.0); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FDBCF1 — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCFDC8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green253
Blue200

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 11.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 18.8
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 24.5

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

Text on #BCFDC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BCFDC8.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BCFDC8.
18.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCFDC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCFDC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FEF2C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EBCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3FAEE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCFDC8?

#BCFDC8 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 99% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCFDC8?

Use black text. Black on #BCFDC8 has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCFDC8?

Its complementary colour is #FDBCF1, and analogous partners are #D1FDBC and #BCFDE9.