#BDCDBE
Light Sage · light cool green
About #BDCDBE
#BDCDBE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 80% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.3); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDBDCC — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDCDBE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDCDBE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #BDCDBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDCDBE?
#BDCDBE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 80% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDCDBE?
Use black text. Black on #BDCDBE has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDCDBE?
Its complementary colour is #CDBDCC, and analogous partners are #C4CDBD and #BDCDC6.