#BFD4CD
Light Gray · very light cool green
About #BFD4CD
#BFD4CD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 83% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.5); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4BFC6 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BFD4CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BFD4CD
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFD4CD?
#BFD4CD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 83% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFD4CD?
Use black text. Black on #BFD4CD has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFD4CD?
Its complementary colour is #D4BFC6, and analogous partners are #BFD4C3 and #BFD1D4.