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#BDCEB2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BDCEB2

With the hex code #BDCEB2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 81% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 3.3 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3B2CE, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green206
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #BDCEB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCEB2.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCEB2.
12.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDCEB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDCEB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CAB0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC8B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BECBC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDCEB2?

With the hex code #BDCEB2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 81% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BDCEB2?

Use black text. Black on #BDCEB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDCEB2?

Its complementary colour is #C3B2CE, and analogous partners are #CBCEB2 and #B2CEB5.