#BFC0AC
Light Sage · light warm yellow
About #BFC0AC
With the hex code #BFC0AC, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 75% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.0 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADACC0, a dusty blue shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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›What colour is #BFC0AC?
With the hex code #BFC0AC, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 75% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BFC0AC?
Use black text. Black on #BFC0AC has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFC0AC?
Its complementary colour is #ADACC0, and analogous partners are #C0B7AC and #B5C0AC.