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#BFCEAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BFCEAE

#BFCEAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 81% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.7), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDAECE (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 12.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green206
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #BFCEAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCEAE.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFCEAE.
12.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFCEAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2C9AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFC9AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1CBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFCEAE?

#BFCEAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 81% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFCEAE?

Use black text. Black on #BFCEAE has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFCEAE?

Its complementary colour is #BDAECE, and analogous partners are #CECDAE and #AFCEAE.