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#BDCFAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BDCFAE

With the hex code #BDCFAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 81% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C0AECF, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green207
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.5
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #BDCFAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCFAE.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCFAE.
12.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BDCFAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CAAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0C9AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BECCC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDCFAE?

With the hex code #BDCFAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 81% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BDCFAE?

Use black text. Black on #BDCFAE has a contrast ratio of 12.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDCFAE?

Its complementary colour is #C0AECF, and analogous partners are #CDCFAE and #AECFB0.