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#BFDF82

Pistachio · very light cool green

About #BFDF82

#BFDF82 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 87% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pistachio (ΔE 13.1), with Pale Yellow the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A282DF (amethyst), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green223
Blue130

Closest named colours

Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 13.1
Pale Yellow
#FDFD96 · ΔE 18.3
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 21.3

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

Text on #BFDF82

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #BFDF82.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #BFDF82.
14.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFDF82 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFDF82
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8D57B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4D387
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5D7C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFDF82?

#BFDF82 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 87% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFDF82?

Use black text. Black on #BFDF82 has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFDF82?

Its complementary colour is #A282DF, and analogous partners are #DFD082 and #91DF82.