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#BFC8A2

Light Sage · light warm green

About #BFC8A2

#BFC8A2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 78% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.5), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABA2C8 (lilac), 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 12.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green200
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.5
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.7
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #BFC8A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFC8A2.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFC8A2.
12.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFC8A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFC8A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC4A0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC4A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3C4BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFC8A2?

#BFC8A2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 78% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BFC8A2?

Use black text. Black on #BFC8A2 has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFC8A2?

Its complementary colour is #ABA2C8, and analogous partners are #C8BEA2 and #ACC8A2.