Close to Cambridge Blue
#BDCAA7
#BDCAA7 is a light, muted green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 79.2% green, and 65.5% blue. Its hue is 82°, with 25% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BDCAA7.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.73:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.17:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.73:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.17:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDCAA7 as they’d see it.
#BDCAA7 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BDCAA7
What color is #BDCAA7?
#BDCAA7 is a light, muted green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 79.2% green, and 65.5% blue. Its hue is 82°, with 25% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDCAA7 in RGB?
#BDCAA7 is rgb(189, 202, 167): 189 red, 202 green, and 167 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDCAA7 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(6, 0, 17, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDCAA7?
PANTONE 452 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BDCAA7?
Its complement #CCBFE2 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.