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#BCC8A2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BCC8A2

#BCC8A2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 78% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.4), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEA2C8 (lilac), 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 11.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green200
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.2
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #BCC8A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCC8A2.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCC8A2.
11.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCC8A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCC8A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC3A0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC3A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFC4BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCC8A2?

#BCC8A2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 78% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCC8A2?

Use black text. Black on #BCC8A2 has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCC8A2?

Its complementary colour is #AEA2C8, and analogous partners are #C8C1A2 and #A9C8A2.