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#BFD3BB

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BFD3BB

#BFD3BB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 83% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.5), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFBBD3 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green211
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #BFD3BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFD3BB.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFD3BB.
13.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFD3BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFD3BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5CFBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CDBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BED1CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFD3BB?

#BFD3BB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 83% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFD3BB?

Use black text. Black on #BFD3BB has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFD3BB?

Its complementary colour is #CFBBD3, and analogous partners are #CBD3BB and #BBD3C3.