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#BDCFB5

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BDCFB5

#BDCFB5 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 81% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.2), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C7B5CF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red189
Green207
Blue181

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #BDCFB5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCFB5.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCFB5.
12.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDCFB5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDCFB5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CBB4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC9B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDCDC7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDCFB5?

#BDCFB5 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 81% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BDCFB5?

Use black text. Black on #BDCFB5 has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDCFB5?

Its complementary colour is #C7B5CF, and analogous partners are #CACFB5 and #B5CFBA.