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#BCC89F

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BCC89F

#BCC89F is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 78% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.0), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AB9FC8 (lilac), 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 — 11.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green200
Blue159

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.1
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #BCC89F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCC89F.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCC89F.
11.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCC89F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCC89F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC39D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC3A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0C4BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCC89F?

#BCC89F is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 78% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCC89F?

Use black text. Black on #BCC89F has a contrast ratio of 11.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCC89F?

Its complementary colour is #AB9FC8, and analogous partners are #C8C09F and #A7C89F.