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#BFCAAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BFCAAF

#BFCAAF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 79% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Light Sage (ΔE 1.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAAFCA (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green202
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 1.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #BFCAAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCAAF.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCAAF.
12.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFCAAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC6AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC6B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1C7C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFCAAF?

#BFCAAF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 79% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFCAAF?

Use black text. Black on #BFCAAF has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFCAAF?

Its complementary colour is #BAAFCA, and analogous partners are #CAC8AF and #B2CAAF.