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#BCCFB6

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BCCFB6

#BCCFB6 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 81% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.3), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9B6CF (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 12.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green207
Blue182

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #BCCFB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCCFB6.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCCFB6.
12.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCCFB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCCFB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CBB5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC9B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBCDC8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCCFB6?

#BCCFB6 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 81% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCCFB6?

Use black text. Black on #BCCFB6 has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCCFB6?

Its complementary colour is #C9B6CF, and analogous partners are #C8CFB6 and #B6CFBC.