#BCD4B4
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #BCD4B4
#BCD4B4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 83% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.9), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCB4D4 (thistle), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCD4B4
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BCD4B4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCD4B4?
#BCD4B4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 83% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCD4B4?
Use black text. Black on #BCD4B4 has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCD4B4?
Its complementary colour is #CCB4D4, and analogous partners are #CCD4B4 and #B4D4BC.