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#BCCCAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BCCCAF

With the hex code #BCCCAF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 80% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 3.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFAFCC, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red188
Green204
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #BCCCAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCCCAF.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCCCAF.
12.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCCCAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC8AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC6B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDC9C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCCCAF?

With the hex code #BCCCAF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 80% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCCCAF?

Use black text. Black on #BCCCAF has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCCCAF?

Its complementary colour is #BFAFCC, and analogous partners are #CBCCAF and #AFCCB1.