#BDD8A7
Matcha · very light cool green
About #BDD8A7
#BDD8A7 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 85% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Matcha (ΔE 12.6); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2A7D8 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BDD8A7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDD8A7
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BDD8A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDD8A7?
#BDD8A7 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 85% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDD8A7?
Use black text. Black on #BDD8A7 has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDD8A7?
Its complementary colour is #C2A7D8, and analogous partners are #D6D8A7 and #A7D8AA.