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#BFCDAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BFCDAC

#BFCDAC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.0), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAACCD (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green205
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #BFCDAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCDAC.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCDAC.
12.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFCDAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C8AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFC8AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1CAC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFCDAC?

#BFCDAC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFCDAC?

Use black text. Black on #BFCDAC has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFCDAC?

Its complementary colour is #BAACCD, and analogous partners are #CDCBAC and #AECDAC.