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#BECFAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BECFAC

#BECFAC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 81% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.3); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDACCF — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BECFAC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green207
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #BECFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECFAC.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECFAC.
12.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BECFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CAAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0C9AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0CCC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BECFAC?

#BECFAC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 81% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BECFAC?

Use black text. Black on #BECFAC has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BECFAC?

Its complementary colour is #BDACCF, and analogous partners are #CFCEAC and #ADCFAC.