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#BCCFB7

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BCCFB7

#BCCFB7 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 81% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.3); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CAB7CF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BCCFB7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red188
Green207
Blue183

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #BCCFB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCCFB7.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCCFB7.
12.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCCFB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCCFB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CBB6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDC9B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBCDC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCCFB7?

#BCCFB7 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 81% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCCFB7?

Use black text. Black on #BCCFB7 has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCCFB7?

Its complementary colour is #CAB7CF, and analogous partners are #C8CFB7 and #B7CFBE.