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#BCCBB4

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BCCBB4

#BCCBB4 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 80% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Light Sage (ΔE 1.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C3B4CB (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 12.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green203
Blue180

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 1.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #BCCBB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCCBB4.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCCBB4.
12.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCCBB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCCBB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC7B3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC6B5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCC9C4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCCBB4?

#BCCBB4 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 80% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCCBB4?

Use black text. Black on #BCCBB4 has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCCBB4?

Its complementary colour is #C3B4CB, and analogous partners are #C8CBB4 and #B4CBB8.