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#BECBA5

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BECBA5

With the hex code #BECBA5, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 80% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% 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 #B2A5CB, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green203
Blue165

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.0
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #BECBA5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECBA5.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECBA5.
12.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BECBA5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BECBA5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C6A3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC6A7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1C7C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BECBA5?

With the hex code #BECBA5, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 80% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BECBA5?

Use black text. Black on #BECBA5 has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BECBA5?

Its complementary colour is #B2A5CB, and analogous partners are #CBC5A5 and #ABCBA5.