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#BFCCBC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BFCCBC

#BFCCBC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.6), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9BCCC (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green204
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #BFCCBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCCBC.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCCBC.
12.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFCCBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC9BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC8BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BECBC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFCCBC?

#BFCCBC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFCCBC?

Use black text. Black on #BFCCBC has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFCCBC?

Its complementary colour is #C9BCCC, and analogous partners are #C7CCBC and #BCCCC1.