#BDD5BC
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #BDD5BC
#BDD5BC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 84% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.8); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4BCD5 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BDD5BC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDD5BC
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDD5BC?
#BDD5BC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 84% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDD5BC?
Use black text. Black on #BDD5BC has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDD5BC?
Its complementary colour is #D4BCD5, and analogous partners are #CAD5BC and #BCD5C8.