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#BECFAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BECFAA

With the hex code #BECFAA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 81% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBAACF, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green207
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.0
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #BECFAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECFAA.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECFAA.
12.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BECFAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CAA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1C9AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0CBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BECFAA?

With the hex code #BECFAA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 81% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BECFAA?

Use black text. Black on #BECFAA has a contrast ratio of 12.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BECFAA?

Its complementary colour is #BBAACF, and analogous partners are #CFCEAA and #ACCFAA.