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#BFCDC1

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BFCDC1

#BFCDC1 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 80% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.7), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDBFCB (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 — 12.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red191
Green205
Blue193

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #BFCDC1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCDC1.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCDC1.
12.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFCDC1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFCDC1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCAC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC9C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BECCC9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFCDC1?

#BFCDC1 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 80% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFCDC1?

Use black text. Black on #BFCDC1 has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFCDC1?

Its complementary colour is #CDBFCB, and analogous partners are #C4CDBF and #BFCDC8.