#BDD1BD
Light Sage · light cool green
About #BDD1BD
#BDD1BD is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 82% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.5); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1BDD1 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDD1BD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 13.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDD1BD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BDD1BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDD1BD?
#BDD1BD is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 82% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDD1BD?
Use black text. Black on #BDD1BD has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDD1BD?
Its complementary colour is #D1BDD1, and analogous partners are #C7D1BD and #BDD1C7.