#BCBCA5
Light Sage · light warm yellow
About #BCBCA5
#BCBCA5 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 74% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.7), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A5A5BC (dusty blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.87:1, 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 #BCBCA5?
#BCBCA5 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 74% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BCBCA5?
Use black text. Black on #BCBCA5 has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCBCA5?
Its complementary colour is #A5A5BC, and analogous partners are #BCB1A5 and #B1BCA5.