#BFD5CC
Light Gray · very light cool green
About #BFD5CC
#BFD5CC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.3); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5BFC8 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BFD5CC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BFD5CC
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFD5CC?
#BFD5CC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BFD5CC?
Use black text. Black on #BFD5CC has a contrast ratio of 13.60:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFD5CC?
Its complementary colour is #D5BFC8, and analogous partners are #BFD5C1 and #BFD3D5.