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#BFD4BA

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BFD4BA

#BFD4BA 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 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.0), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFBAD4 (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 13.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green212
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #BFD4BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFD4BA.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFD4BA.
13.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFD4BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFD4BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6CFB9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CDBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BED2CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFD4BA?

#BFD4BA 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 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFD4BA?

Use black text. Black on #BFD4BA has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFD4BA?

Its complementary colour is #CFBAD4, and analogous partners are #CCD4BA and #BAD4C2.