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#BCD2C1

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BCD2C1

With the hex code #BCD2C1, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 82% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% 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 6.0 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2BCCD, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red188
Green210
Blue193

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #BCD2C1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCD2C1.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCD2C1.
13.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCD2C1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCD2C1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CEC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECBC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9D1CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCD2C1?

With the hex code #BCD2C1, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 82% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCD2C1?

Use black text. Black on #BCD2C1 has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCD2C1?

Its complementary colour is #D2BCCD, and analogous partners are #C2D2BC and #BCD2CC.