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#BCC4B2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BCC4B2

#BCC4B2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 77% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.6), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAB2C4 (thistle), 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 11.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red188
Green196
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #BCC4B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCC4B2.
1.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCC4B2.
11.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCC4B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCC4B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C1B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C1B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDC2BF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCC4B2?

#BCC4B2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 77% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCC4B2?

Use black text. Black on #BCC4B2 has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCC4B2?

Its complementary colour is #BAB2C4, and analogous partners are #C4C3B2 and #B3C4B2.