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#BFCFAD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BFCFAD

#BFCFAD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 81% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.8), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDADCF (lilac), 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 — 12.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green207
Blue173

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #BFCFAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCFAD.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCFAD.
12.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFCFAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CAAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0C9AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1CCC5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFCFAD?

#BFCFAD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 81% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFCFAD?

Use black text. Black on #BFCFAD has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFCFAD?

Its complementary colour is #BDADCF, and analogous partners are #CFCEAD and #AECFAD.