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#BFD2AB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BFD2AB

#BFD2AB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 82% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.7); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEABD2 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BFD2AB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 13.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green210
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.8
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #BFD2AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFD2AB.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFD2AB.
13.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFD2AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFD2AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6CCA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CBAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1CEC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFD2AB?

#BFD2AB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 82% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFD2AB?

Use black text. Black on #BFD2AB has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFD2AB?

Its complementary colour is #BEABD2, and analogous partners are #D2D2AB and #ACD2AB.