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#BCC2B4

Light Sage · light neutral

About #BCC2B4

#BCC2B4 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 76% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.9), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAB4C2 (silver), 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 11.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green194
Blue180

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #BCC2B4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCC2B4.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCC2B4.
11.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCC2B4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCC2B4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C0B3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C0B5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDC0BE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCC2B4?

#BCC2B4 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 76% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BCC2B4?

Use black text. Black on #BCC2B4 has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCC2B4?

Its complementary colour is #BAB4C2, and analogous partners are #C2C1B4 and #B5C2B4.