Close to Sage Green
#BCC899
#BCC899 is a light, muted green, close to the color Sage Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 78.4% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 75°, with 30% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BCC899.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.77:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.86:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.77:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.86:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BCC899 as they’d see it.
#BCC899 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BCC899
What color is #BCC899?
#BCC899 is a light, muted green, close to the color Sage Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 78.4% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 75°, with 30% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BCC899 in RGB?
#BCC899 is rgb(188, 200, 153): 188 red, 200 green, and 153 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BCC899 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(6, 0, 24, 22). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BCC899?
PANTONE 7492 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BCC899?
Its complement #C8BCEB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.