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#BFD3CA

Light Gray · very light cool green

About #BFD3CA

#BFD3CA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 83% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.9), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3BFC8 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green211
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #BFD3CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BFD3CA.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BFD3CA.
13.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFD3CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFD3CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D0CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECDCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBD3D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFD3CA?

#BFD3CA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 83% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFD3CA?

Use black text. Black on #BFD3CA has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFD3CA?

Its complementary colour is #D3BFC8, and analogous partners are #BFD3C0 and #BFD2D3.