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#BECFB7

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BECFB7

#BECFB7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 81% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Light Sage (ΔE 2.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8B7CF (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 — 12.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green207
Blue183

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 2.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #BECFB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECFB7.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BECFB7.
12.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BECFB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BECFB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CBB6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC9B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BECDC8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BECFB7?

#BECFB7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 81% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BECFB7?

Use black text. Black on #BECFB7 has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BECFB7?

Its complementary colour is #C8B7CF, and analogous partners are #CACFB7 and #B7CFBC.