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#BFC7B2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BFC7B2

#BFC7B2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 78% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Light Sage (ΔE 2.2), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAB2C7 (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 12.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green199
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 2.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #BFC7B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFC7B2.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFC7B2.
12.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFC7B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFC7B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC4B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C4B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1C5C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFC7B2?

#BFC7B2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 78% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFC7B2?

Use black text. Black on #BFC7B2 has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFC7B2?

Its complementary colour is #BAB2C7, and analogous partners are #C7C5B2 and #B5C7B2.