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#BFD2AA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BFD2AA

#BFD2AA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 82% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.1), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDAAD2 (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 13.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green210
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.8
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #BFD2AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFD2AA.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFD2AA.
13.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFD2AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFD2AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6CCA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CBAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1CEC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFD2AA?

#BFD2AA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 82% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFD2AA?

Use black text. Black on #BFD2AA has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFD2AA?

Its complementary colour is #BDAAD2, and analogous partners are #D2D1AA and #ABD2AA.