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#BECCB7

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BECCB7

#BECCB7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 80% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Light Sage (ΔE 2.2), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5B7CC (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 — 12.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green204
Blue183

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 2.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #BECCB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECCB7.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECCB7.
12.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BECCB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BECCB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC8B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC7B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BECAC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BECCB7?

#BECCB7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 80% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BECCB7?

Use black text. Black on #BECCB7 has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BECCB7?

Its complementary colour is #C5B7CC, and analogous partners are #C9CCB7 and #B7CCBB.