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#BECAAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BECAAF

With the hex code #BECAAF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 79% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Light Sage — a ΔE of 1.7 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBAFCA, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green202
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 1.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #BECAAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECAAF.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECAAF.
12.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BECAAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC6AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC6B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0C7C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BECAAF?

With the hex code #BECAAF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 79% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BECAAF?

Use black text. Black on #BECAAF has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BECAAF?

Its complementary colour is #BBAFCA, and analogous partners are #CAC8AF and #B1CAAF.