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#BCDAB7

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BCDAB7

#BCDAB7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 85% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 10.0), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5B7DA (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 — 13.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green218
Blue183

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #BCDAB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCDAB7.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BCDAB7.
13.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCDAB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCDAB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD4B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D1B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAD7D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCDAB7?

#BCDAB7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 85% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCDAB7?

Use black text. Black on #BCDAB7 has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCDAB7?

Its complementary colour is #D5B7DA, and analogous partners are #CEDAB7 and #B7DAC3.