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#BDCFB4

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BDCFB4

With the hex code #BDCFB4, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 81% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% 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 3.4 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6B4CF, 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 12.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green207
Blue180

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #BDCFB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCFB4.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCFB4.
12.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDCFB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDCFB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CBB3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC9B5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDCDC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDCFB4?

With the hex code #BDCFB4, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 81% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BDCFB4?

Use black text. Black on #BDCFB4 has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDCFB4?

Its complementary colour is #C6B4CF, and analogous partners are #CBCFB4 and #B4CFB8.