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#BFDB8A closest to Sage Sensation

#BFDB8A is a very light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Sage Sensation. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 85.9% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(191, 219, 138)). Its HSL value is 81° hue, 53% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 14% black. #BFDB8A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.71:1.

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Variations of #BFDB8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BFDB8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BFDB8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFDB8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E0D18E
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4D284
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBD487
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E0D18E
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D7D48C
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C4D4C7
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0D8A9
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CCD3C2

#BFDB8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.53:1 Very poor#BFDB8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.71:1 Super#BFDB8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFDB8A in CSS

/* Sage Sensation */
.color { color: #BFDB8A; }
.background { background-color: #BFDB8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFDB8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 219 138);
color: hsl(81 53% 70%);
color: oklch(0.852 0.110 124.2);

#BFDB8A FAQ

What color is #BFDB8A?

#BFDB8A is a very light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Sage Sensation. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BFDB8A?

#BFDB8A is rgb(191, 219, 138) in RGB, hsl(81, 53%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 0%, 37%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFDB8A?

The complementary color of #BFDB8A is #A68ADB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFDB8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFDB8A: 13.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFDB8A a warm or cool color?

#BFDB8A is a cool color.