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#B7DF97

Pistachio · very light cool green

About #B7DF97

#B7DF97 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 87% green and 59% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pistachio (ΔE 12.7); Matcha comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BF97DF — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #B7DF97 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red183
Green223
Blue151

Closest named colours

Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 12.7
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 16.1
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 20.7

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

Text on #B7DF97

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #B7DF97.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #B7DF97.
14.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7DF97 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7DF97
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5D592
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD29B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9D9CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7DF97?

#B7DF97 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 87% green and 59% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B7DF97?

Use black text. Black on #B7DF97 has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7DF97?

Its complementary colour is #BF97DF, and analogous partners are #DBDF97 and #97DF9B.