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#BCC280

Matcha · light warm green

About #BCC280

With the hex code #BCC280, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 76% green and 50% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Matcha — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Moss. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8680C2, a cornflower shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red188
Green194
Blue128

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 6.9
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 16.1
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 16.3

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

Text on #BCC280

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BCC280.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BCC280.
11.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCC280 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCC280
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBBC7B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBBE83
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4BBB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCC280?

With the hex code #BCC280, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 76% green and 50% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCC280?

Use black text. Black on #BCC280 has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCC280?

Its complementary colour is #8680C2, and analogous partners are #C2A780 and #9BC280.