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#BFDFA8

Matcha · very light cool green

About #BFDFA8

With the hex code #BFDFA8, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 87% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Matcha — a ΔE of 14.2 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8A8DF, a wisteria 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 14.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green223
Blue168

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 18.4
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 18.4

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

Text on #BFDFA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BFDFA8.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BFDFA8.
14.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFDFA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFDFA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4D7A5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD4AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0DAD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFDFA8?

With the hex code #BFDFA8, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 87% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFDFA8?

Use black text. Black on #BFDFA8 has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFDFA8?

Its complementary colour is #C8A8DF, and analogous partners are #DBDFA8 and #A8DFAC.