#BDDBB9
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #BDDBB9
#BDDBB9 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 86% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.9); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7B9DB — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BDDBB9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDDBB9
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDDBB9?
#BDDBB9 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 86% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDDBB9?
Use black text. Black on #BDDBB9 has a contrast ratio of 14.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDDBB9?
Its complementary colour is #D7B9DB, and analogous partners are #CEDBB9 and #B9DBC6.