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#BFCCB8

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BFCCB8

With the hex code #BFCCB8, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 80% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% 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 2.6 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C5B8CC, 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 12.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green204
Blue184

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 2.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #BFCCB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCCB8.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCCB8.
12.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFCCB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFCCB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC9B7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC8B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFCAC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFCCB8?

With the hex code #BFCCB8, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 80% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BFCCB8?

Use black text. Black on #BFCCB8 has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFCCB8?

Its complementary colour is #C5B8CC, and analogous partners are #C9CCB8 and #B8CCBB.