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#BFD4CB

Light Gray · very light cool green

About #BFD4CB

With the hex code #BFD4CB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 83% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4BFC8, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green212
Blue203

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #BFD4CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BFD4CB.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BFD4CB.
13.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFD4CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFD4CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D1CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCECC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBD4D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFD4CB?

With the hex code #BFD4CB, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 83% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFD4CB?

Use black text. Black on #BFD4CB has a contrast ratio of 13.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFD4CB?

Its complementary colour is #D4BFC8, and analogous partners are #BFD4C1 and #BFD3D4.