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#BBCFAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BBCFAE

#BBCFAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 81% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.8), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2AECF (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green207
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #BBCFAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBCFAE.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBCFAE.
12.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BBCFAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CAAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFC8AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCCCC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBCFAE?

#BBCFAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 81% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BBCFAE?

Use black text. Black on #BBCFAE has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBCFAE?

Its complementary colour is #C2AECF, and analogous partners are #CBCFAE and #AECFB2.