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#BECFB4

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BECFB4

#BECFB4 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 81% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.2), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5B4CF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green207
Blue180

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #BECFB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECFB4.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECFB4.
12.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BECFB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BECFB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CBB3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFC9B5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BECDC7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BECFB4?

#BECFB4 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 81% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BECFB4?

Use black text. Black on #BECFB4 has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BECFB4?

Its complementary colour is #C5B4CF, and analogous partners are #CBCFB4 and #B4CFB8.