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#BDD1BF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BDD1BF

#BDD1BF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 82% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.1), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D1BDCF (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 — 13.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red189
Green209
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #BDD1BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDD1BF.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDD1BF.
13.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDD1BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDD1BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CDBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECBC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBD0CC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDD1BF?

#BDD1BF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 82% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BDD1BF?

Use black text. Black on #BDD1BF has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDD1BF?

Its complementary colour is #D1BDCF, and analogous partners are #C5D1BD and #BDD1C9.