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#BFD7C2

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BFD7C2

With the hex code #BFD7C2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 84% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7BFD4, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green215
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #BFD7C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFD7C2.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFD7C2.
13.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFD7C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFD7C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D2C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D0C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCD6D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFD7C2?

With the hex code #BFD7C2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 84% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFD7C2?

Use black text. Black on #BFD7C2 has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFD7C2?

Its complementary colour is #D7BFD4, and analogous partners are #C8D7BF and #BFD7CE.