#BDD0BE
Light Sage · light cool green
About #BDD0BE
#BDD0BE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 82% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.8); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0BDCF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDD0BE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDD0BE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BDD0BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDD0BE?
#BDD0BE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 82% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDD0BE?
Use black text. Black on #BDD0BE has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDD0BE?
Its complementary colour is #D0BDCF, and analogous partners are #C6D0BD and #BDD0C8.