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#BFCCAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BFCCAC

With the hex code #BFCCAC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 80% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 4.4 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B9ACCC, 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 12.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green204
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #BFCCAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCCAC.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCCAC.
12.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFCCAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C8AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC7AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1C9C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFCCAC?

With the hex code #BFCCAC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 80% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFCCAC?

Use black text. Black on #BFCCAC has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFCCAC?

Its complementary colour is #B9ACCC, and analogous partners are #CCC9AC and #AFCCAC.