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#BDCFB8

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BDCFB8

#BDCFB8 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 81% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.1), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAB8CF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green207
Blue184

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #BDCFB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCFB8.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCFB8.
12.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDCFB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDCFB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CBB7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC9B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCCDC8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDCFB8?

#BDCFB8 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 81% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BDCFB8?

Use black text. Black on #BDCFB8 has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDCFB8?

Its complementary colour is #CAB8CF, and analogous partners are #C9CFB8 and #B8CFBE.