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#BFD7CE

Light Gray · very light cool green

About #BFD7CE

With the hex code #BFD7CE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 84% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.9 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7BFC8, 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 13.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green215
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #BFD7CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BFD7CE.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BFD7CE.
13.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFD7CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFD7CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D4CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D0CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAD7D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFD7CE?

With the hex code #BFD7CE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 84% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFD7CE?

Use black text. Black on #BFD7CE has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFD7CE?

Its complementary colour is #D7BFC8, and analogous partners are #BFD7C2 and #BFD4D7.