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#BDCEB0

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BDCEB0

#BDCEB0 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 81% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.0), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C1B0CE (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green206
Blue176

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #BDCEB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCEB0.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCEB0.
12.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDCEB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDCEB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C9AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC8B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BECBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDCEB0?

#BDCEB0 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 81% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BDCEB0?

Use black text. Black on #BDCEB0 has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDCEB0?

Its complementary colour is #C1B0CE, and analogous partners are #CCCEB0 and #B0CEB2.