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#BBCEAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BBCEAE

With the hex code #BBCEAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 81% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.2 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C1AECE, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green206
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #BBCEAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBCEAE.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBCEAE.
12.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BBCEAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C9AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC7AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCCBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBCEAE?

With the hex code #BBCEAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 81% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BBCEAE?

Use black text. Black on #BBCEAE has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBCEAE?

Its complementary colour is #C1AECE, and analogous partners are #CBCEAE and #AECEB1.