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#BCCEAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BCCEAE

#BCCEAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 81% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.0), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C0AECE (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 12.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green206
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #BCCEAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCCEAE.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCCEAE.
12.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCCEAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C9AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC8AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDCBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCCEAE?

#BCCEAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 81% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCCEAE?

Use black text. Black on #BCCEAE has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCCEAE?

Its complementary colour is #C0AECE, and analogous partners are #CCCEAE and #AECEB0.