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#BEC8A2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BEC8A2

With the hex code #BEC8A2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 78% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACA2C8, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green200
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.5
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #BEC8A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEC8A2.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEC8A2.
11.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEC8A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEC8A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC4A0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC4A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2C4BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEC8A2?

With the hex code #BEC8A2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 78% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BEC8A2?

Use black text. Black on #BEC8A2 has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEC8A2?

Its complementary colour is #ACA2C8, and analogous partners are #C8BFA2 and #ABC8A2.