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#BCC7AC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BCC7AC

#BCC7AC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 78% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Light Sage (ΔE 1.7), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7ACC7 (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 11.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green199
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 1.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #BCC7AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCC7AC.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCC7AC.
11.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCC7AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCC7AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC3AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C3AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEC4BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCC7AC?

#BCC7AC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 78% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCC7AC?

Use black text. Black on #BCC7AC has a contrast ratio of 11.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCC7AC?

Its complementary colour is #B7ACC7, and analogous partners are #C7C5AC and #AFC7AC.