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#BCD2B8

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BCD2B8

With the hex code #BCD2B8, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 82% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEB8D2, 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 13.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green210
Blue184

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #BCD2B8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCD2B8.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCD2B8.
13.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCD2B8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCD2B8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CDB7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CBB9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBD0CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCD2B8?

With the hex code #BCD2B8, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 82% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCD2B8?

Use black text. Black on #BCD2B8 has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCD2B8?

Its complementary colour is #CEB8D2, and analogous partners are #C9D2B8 and #B8D2C1.