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#BDD1BC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BDD1BC

#BDD1BC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 82% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.3), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0BCD1 (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 13.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green209
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #BDD1BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDD1BC.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDD1BC.
13.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDD1BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDD1BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CDBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCBBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCD0CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDD1BC?

#BDD1BC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 82% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BDD1BC?

Use black text. Black on #BDD1BC has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDD1BC?

Its complementary colour is #D0BCD1, and analogous partners are #C8D1BC and #BCD1C6.