#BCBAA3
Light Sage · light warm yellow
About #BCBAA3
With the hex code #BCBAA3, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 73% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A3A5BC, a dusty blue shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCBAA3?
With the hex code #BCBAA3, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 73% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BCBAA3?
Use black text. Black on #BCBAA3 has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCBAA3?
Its complementary colour is #A3A5BC, and analogous partners are #BCADA3 and #B2BCA3.