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#BECAAD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BECAAD

#BECAAD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 79% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Light Sage (ΔE 2.7), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B9ADCA (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green202
Blue173

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 2.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.5
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #BECAAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECAAD.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECAAD.
12.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BECAAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC6AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC5AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0C7C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BECAAD?

#BECAAD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 79% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BECAAD?

Use black text. Black on #BECAAD has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BECAAD?

Its complementary colour is #B9ADCA, and analogous partners are #CAC7AD and #B0CAAD.