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#BCC2AB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BCC2AB

#BCC2AB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 76% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Light Sage (ΔE 2.9), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B1ABC2 (thistle), 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 — 11.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red188
Green194
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 2.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #BCC2AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCC2AB.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCC2AB.
11.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCC2AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCC2AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5BFAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5BFAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEBFBB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCC2AB?

#BCC2AB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 76% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCC2AB?

Use black text. Black on #BCC2AB has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCC2AB?

Its complementary colour is #B1ABC2, and analogous partners are #C2BCAB and #B1C2AB.