#BCC4AF
Light Sage · light cool green
About #BCC4AF
#BCC4AF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 77% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is virtually identical to Light Sage (ΔE 2.4), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7AFC4 (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 — 11.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCC4AF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCC4AF?
#BCC4AF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 77% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCC4AF?
Use black text. Black on #BCC4AF has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCC4AF?
Its complementary colour is #B7AFC4, and analogous partners are #C4C2AF and #B2C4AF.