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#BCD3BB

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BCD3BB

#BCD3BB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 83% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.1), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2BBD3 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green211
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #BCD3BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCD3BB.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCD3BB.
13.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCD3BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCD3BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CEBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CCBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAD1CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCD3BB?

#BCD3BB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 83% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCD3BB?

Use black text. Black on #BCD3BB has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCD3BB?

Its complementary colour is #D2BBD3, and analogous partners are #C8D3BB and #BBD3C6.