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#B7D5CD

Powder Blue · very light cool green

About #B7D5CD

#B7D5CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 9.5), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5B7BF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red183
Green213
Blue205

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #B7D5CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B7D5CD.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #B7D5CD.
13.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7D5CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7D5CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D1CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCDCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0D6D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7D5CD?

#B7D5CD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B7D5CD?

Use black text. Black on #B7D5CD has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7D5CD?

Its complementary colour is #D5B7BF, and analogous partners are #B7D5BE and #B7CED5.