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#BDCDB0

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BDCDB0

With the hex code #BDCDB0, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 80% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 3.3 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C0B0CD, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green205
Blue176

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #BDCDB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCDB0.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCDB0.
12.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDCDB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDCDB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C9AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDC7B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BECAC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDCDB0?

With the hex code #BDCDB0, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 80% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BDCDB0?

Use black text. Black on #BDCDB0 has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDCDB0?

Its complementary colour is #C0B0CD, and analogous partners are #CCCDB0 and #B0CDB2.