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#BFCBB0

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BFCBB0

With the hex code #BFCBB0, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 80% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Light Sage — a ΔE of 1.9 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCB0CB, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green203
Blue176

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 1.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #BFCBB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCBB0.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCBB0.
12.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFCBB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFCBB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC7AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC7B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1C8C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFCBB0?

With the hex code #BFCBB0, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 80% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFCBB0?

Use black text. Black on #BFCBB0 has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFCBB0?

Its complementary colour is #BCB0CB, and analogous partners are #CBC9B0 and #B2CBB0.