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#BFC3AA

Light Sage · light warm green

About #BFC3AA

#BFC3AA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 76% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.3), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEAAC3 (dusty blue), 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 11.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green195
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #BFC3AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFC3AA.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFC3AA.
11.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFC3AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFC3AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C0A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C1AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2C0BC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFC3AA?

#BFC3AA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 76% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BFC3AA?

Use black text. Black on #BFC3AA has a contrast ratio of 11.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFC3AA?

Its complementary colour is #AEAAC3, and analogous partners are #C3BAAA and #B3C3AA.