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#BCFDE2

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BCFDE2

#BCFDE2 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 99% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.9), with Seafoam the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FDBCD7 (pink), 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 18.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green253
Blue226

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.9
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 14.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 20.3

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

Text on #BCFDE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCFDE2.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCFDE2.
18.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCFDE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCFDE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FAF4E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEECE4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADFEF5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCFDE2?

#BCFDE2 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 99% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCFDE2?

Use black text. Black on #BCFDE2 has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCFDE2?

Its complementary colour is #FDBCD7, and analogous partners are #BCFDC2 and #BCF8FD.