#BDCDAF
Light Sage · light cool green
About #BDCDAF
#BDCDAF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 80% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.7); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFAFCD — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDCDAF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDCDAF
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #BDCDAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDCDAF?
#BDCDAF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 80% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDCDAF?
Use black text. Black on #BDCDAF has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDCDAF?
Its complementary colour is #BFAFCD, and analogous partners are #CCCDAF and #AFCDB0.