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#BCCEB0

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BCCEB0

With the hex code #BCCEB0, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 81% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 4.2 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2B0CE, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green206
Blue176

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #BCCEB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCCEB0.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCCEB0.
12.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCCEB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCCEB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C9AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC8B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDCBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCCEB0?

With the hex code #BCCEB0, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 81% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCCEB0?

Use black text. Black on #BCCEB0 has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCCEB0?

Its complementary colour is #C2B0CE, and analogous partners are #CBCEB0 and #B0CEB3.