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#BECCB6

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BECCB6

With the hex code #BECCB6, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 80% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Light Sage — a ΔE of 1.9 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4B6CC, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green204
Blue182

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 1.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #BECCB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECCB6.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECCB6.
12.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BECCB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BECCB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC8B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC7B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BECAC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BECCB6?

With the hex code #BECCB6, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 80% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BECCB6?

Use black text. Black on #BECCB6 has a contrast ratio of 12.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BECCB6?

Its complementary colour is #C4B6CC, and analogous partners are #C9CCB6 and #B6CCB9.