greenneutralCC0 survey name

Light Sage #BCECAC

Light Sage is a light, moderately saturated neutral color (#BCECAC; HSL 105° 63% 80%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “light sage”.

Use cases: Success states · Nature brands

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Families: Greens

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#BCECAC
RGBrgb(188, 236, 172)
HSLhsl(105, 63%, 80%)
HSVhsv(105, 27%, 93%)
OKLCHoklch(89.35% 0.099 138)
OKLaboklab(89.35% -0.0735 0.0662)
CMYKcmyk(20.3%, 0%, 27.1%, 7.5%)
XYZxyz(58.1791, 73.6595, 50.1742)
CIE-LABlab(88.8, -27.0, 26.1)
CIE-LCHlch(88.8, 37.6, 135.9°)
Luminance0.737 (WCAG relative)
/* Light Sage */ --light-sage: #bcecac; color: #bcecac; background-color: #bcecac;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: lightsage.

Collections: Pastel Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#a7d299 #93b887 #809f75 #6d8664 #5a6f53 #485843 #374233 #262e24 #171a16 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#c3eeb4 #caf0bc #d1f2c5 #d7f4cd #def6d5 #e5f8de #ebfae6 #f2fbee #f9fdf7 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#c0ebb1 #c4eab6 #c7e8bb #cbe7c1 #cee6c6 #d2e4cb #d5e3d0 #d8e2d5 #dce0da #dfdfdf

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#BCECAC
#DCACEC
#bcecac #dcacec

Analogous

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#DCECAC
#BCECAC
#ACECBC
#dcecac #bcecac #acecbc

Triadic

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#BCECAC
#ACBCEC
#ECACBC
#bcecac #acbcec #ecacbc

Tetradic

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#BCECAC
#ACDCEC
#DCACEC
#ECBCAC
#bcecac #acdcec #dcacec #ecbcac

Square

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#BCECAC
#ACDCEC
#DCACEC
#ECBCAC
#bcecac #acdcec #dcacec #ecbcac

Split Complementary

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#BCECAC
#BCACEC
#ECACDC
#bcecac #bcacec #ecacdc

Monochromatic

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#6CD548
#94E17A
#BCECAC
#E4F7DE
#EBF9E6
#6cd548 #94e17a #bcecac #e4f7de #ebf9e6

Accessibility & contrast

1.33
#BCECAC on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
15.73
#BCECAC on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on light sage

15.73
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0E2A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9DDAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BAE7DB

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Pale Green #C7FDB53.67
Celadon #BEFDB73.88
Tea Green #BDF8A34.31
Light Mint #B6FFBB5.01
Hospital Green #9BE5AA5.35
Mint #AAF0C16.22

Colors that go with light sage

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Forest Green #2D5A27
6.0:1
Same hue family as light sage (Δh 8°) — guaranteed harmony
Pine Green #0A481E
8.0:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈34°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Navy Blue #1B2A4A
10.7:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈116°) — balanced three-way contrast
Dark Indigo #1F0954
12.8:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈153°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Midnight Purple #280137
13.7:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈178°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.