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#BFDBBF

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BFDBBF

#BFDBBF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 86% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.3), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DBBFDB (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 — 14.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green219
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #BFDBBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFDBBF.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFDBBF.
14.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFDBBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD5BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D2C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDD9D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFDBBF?

#BFDBBF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 86% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFDBBF?

Use black text. Black on #BFDBBF has a contrast ratio of 14.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFDBBF?

Its complementary colour is #DBBFDB, and analogous partners are #CDDBBF and #BFDBCD.