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#BFCFAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BFCFAA

#BFCFAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 81% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.2), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAAACF (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 12.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green207
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.2
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #BFCFAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

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

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFCFAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CAA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1C9AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1CBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFCFAA?

#BFCFAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 81% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFCFAA?

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

›What colours go with #BFCFAA?

Its complementary colour is #BAAACF, and analogous partners are #CFCDAA and #ADCFAA.