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#BFCAAB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BFCAAB

With the hex code #BFCAAB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 79% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 3.8 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B6ABCA, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green202
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #BFCAAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCAAB.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCAAB.
12.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFCAAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC6A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC6AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1C7C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFCAAB?

With the hex code #BFCAAB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 79% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFCAAB?

Use black text. Black on #BFCAAB has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFCAAB?

Its complementary colour is #B6ABCA, and analogous partners are #CAC5AB and #AFCAAB.