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#BDCDA2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BDCDA2

#BDCDA2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 80% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 10.1), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2A2CD (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green205
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.3
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #BDCDA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCDA2.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCDA2.
12.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDCDA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDCDA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2C79F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0C7A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0C9C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDCDA2?

#BDCDA2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 80% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BDCDA2?

Use black text. Black on #BDCDA2 has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDCDA2?

Its complementary colour is #B2A2CD, and analogous partners are #CDC7A2 and #A7CDA2.