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#BCDAB6

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BCDAB6

With the hex code #BCDAB6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 85% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 10.3 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4B6DA, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green218
Blue182

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #BCDAB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCDAB6.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCDAB6.
13.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCDAB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCDAB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD4B4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D1B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAD7D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCDAB6?

With the hex code #BCDAB6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 85% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCDAB6?

Use black text. Black on #BCDAB6 has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCDAB6?

Its complementary colour is #D4B6DA, and analogous partners are #CEDAB6 and #B6DAC2.