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#BFDF9F

Matcha · very light cool green

About #BFDF9F

With the hex code #BFDF9F, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 87% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Matcha — a ΔE of 14.0 — followed by Pistachio. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BF9FDF, a wisteria shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green223
Blue159

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.0
Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 16.7
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 18.8

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

Text on #BFDF9F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BFDF9F.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BFDF9F.
14.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFDF9F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFDF9F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5D69B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0D4A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1D9CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFDF9F?

With the hex code #BFDF9F, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 87% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFDF9F?

Use black text. Black on #BFDF9F has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFDF9F?

Its complementary colour is #BF9FDF, and analogous partners are #DFDF9F and #9FDF9F.