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#BCCFB3

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BCCFB3

#BCCFB3 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 81% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6B3CF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green207
Blue179

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 13.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #BCCFB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCCFB3.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCCFB3.
12.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCCFB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCCFB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CAB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC9B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCCDC7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCCFB3?

#BCCFB3 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 81% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCCFB3?

Use black text. Black on #BCCFB3 has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCCFB3?

Its complementary colour is #C6B3CF, and analogous partners are #CACFB3 and #B3CFB8.