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#BDCEBC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BDCEBC

#BDCEBC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 81% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.2), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDBCCE (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 12.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green206
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #BDCEBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCEBC.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCEBC.
12.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BDCEBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCABB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC9BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCCDC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDCEBC?

#BDCEBC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 81% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BDCEBC?

Use black text. Black on #BDCEBC has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDCEBC?

Its complementary colour is #CDBCCE, and analogous partners are #C6CEBC and #BCCEC4.