diff --git a/src/core/cff_parser.js b/src/core/cff_parser.js
index ee78174da..42502f5a6 100644
--- a/src/core/cff_parser.js
+++ b/src/core/cff_parser.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
 } from "./charsets.js";
 import { ExpertEncoding, StandardEncoding } from "./encodings.js";
 import { DataBuilder } from "./data_builder.js";
+import { MathClamp } from "../shared/math_clamp.js";
 
 // Maximum subroutine call depth of type 2 charstrings. Matches OTS.
 const MAX_SUBR_NESTING = 10;
@@ -865,6 +866,43 @@ class CFFParser {
       // 15289), hence we just reset it to its default value.
       privateDict.setByName("ExpansionFactor", DEFAULT_EXPANSION_FACTOR);
     }
+    if (blueScale > 0) {
+      // Adobe's font validator (AFDKO, see `absfont.cpp`) flags BlueScale as
+      // out-of-range when `BlueScale * maxZoneHeight` is below 0.5 or above 1.
+      // The Type 2 hinting engine in coretype/FreeType disables the lower
+      // clamp at render time because library fonts with small zones and a
+      // default BlueScale (0.039625) trip the threshold even though they
+      // render correctly. To avoid changing those fonts here, only apply
+      // the lower clamp when BlueScale is also smaller than the default,
+      // i.e. when the font genuinely deviates from the standard value.
+      // The upper clamp matches what FreeType already enforces (psblues.c)
+      // and is safe to apply unconditionally.
+      let maxZoneHeight = 0;
+      for (const zones of [
+        privateDict.getByName("BlueValues"),
+        privateDict.getByName("OtherBlues"),
+      ]) {
+        if (!zones) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        // BlueValues/OtherBlues are stored as deltas where the odd-indexed
+        // entries are the heights of each zone.
+        for (let i = 1; i < zones.length; i += 2) {
+          if (zones[i] > maxZoneHeight) {
+            maxZoneHeight = zones[i];
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      if (maxZoneHeight > 0) {
+        const minBlueScale =
+          blueScale < DEFAULT_BLUE_SCALE ? 0.5 / maxZoneHeight : -Infinity;
+        const maxBlueScale = 1 / maxZoneHeight;
+        const clamped = MathClamp(blueScale, minBlueScale, maxBlueScale);
+        if (clamped !== blueScale) {
+          privateDict.setByName("BlueScale", clamped);
+        }
+      }
+    }
 
     // Parse the Subrs index also since it's relative to the private dict.
     if (!privateDict.getByName("Subrs")) {
diff --git a/test/unit/cff_parser_spec.js b/test/unit/cff_parser_spec.js
index dc9555846..36e913fc8 100644
--- a/test/unit/cff_parser_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/cff_parser_spec.js
@@ -269,6 +269,94 @@ describe("CFFParser", function () {
     expect(privateDict.getByName("ExpansionFactor")).toEqual(0.06);
   });
 
+  it("clamps a too-small BlueScale up to 0.5 / maxZoneHeight", function () {
+    cff.topDict.privateDict = new CFFPrivateDict(cff.strings);
+    // Zones (deltas): heights are the odd-indexed entries (all 20 here).
+    cff.topDict.privateDict.setByName(
+      "BlueValues",
+      [-20, 20, 530, 20, 220, 20, 30, 20]
+    );
+    cff.topDict.privateDict.setByName("OtherBlues", [-270, 20]);
+    cff.topDict.privateDict.setByName("BlueScale", 0.016666999);
+    cff.topDict.setByName("Private", [0, 0]);
+    const fontDataWithSmallBlueScale = new CFFCompiler(cff).compile();
+
+    const reparsedCff = new CFFParser(
+      new Stream(fontDataWithSmallBlueScale),
+      {},
+      SEAC_ANALYSIS_ENABLED
+    ).parse();
+
+    // maxZoneHeight = 20 -> minBlueScale = 0.5 / 20 = 0.025.
+    expect(reparsedCff.topDict.privateDict.getByName("BlueScale")).toEqual(
+      0.025
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("clamps a too-large BlueScale down to 1 / maxZoneHeight", function () {
+    cff.topDict.privateDict = new CFFPrivateDict(cff.strings);
+    cff.topDict.privateDict.setByName(
+      "BlueValues",
+      [-20, 20, 530, 20, 220, 20, 30, 20]
+    );
+    cff.topDict.privateDict.setByName("BlueScale", 0.1);
+    cff.topDict.setByName("Private", [0, 0]);
+    const fontDataWithLargeBlueScale = new CFFCompiler(cff).compile();
+
+    const reparsedCff = new CFFParser(
+      new Stream(fontDataWithLargeBlueScale),
+      {},
+      SEAC_ANALYSIS_ENABLED
+    ).parse();
+
+    // maxZoneHeight = 20 -> maxBlueScale = 1 / 20 = 0.05.
+    expect(reparsedCff.topDict.privateDict.getByName("BlueScale")).toEqual(
+      0.05
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("preserves a BlueScale that is already inside the valid range", function () {
+    cff.topDict.privateDict = new CFFPrivateDict(cff.strings);
+    cff.topDict.privateDict.setByName(
+      "BlueValues",
+      [-20, 20, 530, 20, 220, 20, 30, 20]
+    );
+    cff.topDict.privateDict.setByName("BlueScale", 0.039625);
+    cff.topDict.setByName("Private", [0, 0]);
+    const fontDataWithNormalBlueScale = new CFFCompiler(cff).compile();
+
+    const reparsedCff = new CFFParser(
+      new Stream(fontDataWithNormalBlueScale),
+      {},
+      SEAC_ANALYSIS_ENABLED
+    ).parse();
+
+    expect(reparsedCff.topDict.privateDict.getByName("BlueScale")).toEqual(
+      0.039625
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("preserves the default BlueScale even when zones are very small", function () {
+    // Foundry fonts (e.g. Eurostile LT Std Medium, maxZoneHeight 6) ship the
+    // default BlueScale of 0.039625 together with small zones; that combination
+    // technically violates AFDKO's lower bound but is the rendered intent.
+    cff.topDict.privateDict = new CFFPrivateDict(cff.strings);
+    cff.topDict.privateDict.setByName("BlueValues", [-12, 6, 530, 6]);
+    cff.topDict.privateDict.setByName("BlueScale", 0.039625);
+    cff.topDict.setByName("Private", [0, 0]);
+    const fontDataDefaultBlueScale = new CFFCompiler(cff).compile();
+
+    const reparsedCff = new CFFParser(
+      new Stream(fontDataDefaultBlueScale),
+      {},
+      SEAC_ANALYSIS_ENABLED
+    ).parse();
+
+    expect(reparsedCff.topDict.privateDict.getByName("BlueScale")).toEqual(
+      0.039625
+    );
+  });
+
   it("refuses to add topDict key with invalid value (bug 1068432)", function () {
     const topDict = cff.topDict;
     const defaultValue = topDict.getByName("UnderlinePosition");