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#BCD2BA

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BCD2BA

#BCD2BA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 82% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.6); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0BAD2 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #BCD2BA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green210
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #BCD2BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCD2BA.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCD2BA.
13.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCD2BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCD2BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CDB9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CBBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBD0CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCD2BA?

#BCD2BA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 82% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCD2BA?

Use black text. Black on #BCD2BA has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCD2BA?

Its complementary colour is #D0BAD2, and analogous partners are #C8D2BA and #BAD2C4.