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#BCFDE7

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #BCFDE7

With the hex code #BCFDE7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 99% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Seafoam. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FDBCD2, a pink shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green253
Blue231

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.2
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 16.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 18.1

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

Text on #BCFDE7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCFDE7.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #BCFDE7.
18.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCFDE7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCFDE7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F9F5E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDECE8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACFEF6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCFDE7?

With the hex code #BCFDE7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 99% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCFDE7?

Use black text. Black on #BCFDE7 has a contrast ratio of 18.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCFDE7?

Its complementary colour is #FDBCD2, and analogous partners are #BCFDC6 and #BCF3FD.