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#BFD5BF

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BFD5BF

#BFD5BF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 84% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.5), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5BFD5 (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 — 13.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green213
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #BFD5BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFD5BF.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFD5BF.
13.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFD5BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFD5BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D1BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CEC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDD4CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFD5BF?

#BFD5BF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 84% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFD5BF?

Use black text. Black on #BFD5BF has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFD5BF?

Its complementary colour is #D5BFD5, and analogous partners are #CAD5BF and #BFD5CA.