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#BCFF87

Mint · very light cool green

About #BCFF87

#BCFF87 is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 100% green and 53% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mint (ΔE 14.1); Pistachio comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CA87FF — a amethyst tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCFF87 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green255
Blue135

Closest named colours

Mint
#98FF98 · ΔE 14.1
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 25.5
Pale Yellow
#FDFD96 · ΔE 26.7

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

Text on #BCFF87

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mint #BCFF87.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mint #BCFF87.
17.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCFF87 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCFF87
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF07D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FEEA8E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDF7E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCFF87?

#BCFF87 is a vivid, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 100% green and 53% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCFF87?

Use black text. Black on #BCFF87 has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCFF87?

Its complementary colour is #CA87FF, and analogous partners are #F8FF87 and #87FF8E.