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#B0CBBB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B0CBBB

#B0CBBB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.8); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CBB0C0 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B0CBBB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red176
Green203
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #B0CBBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B0CBBB.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B0CBBB.
12.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0CBBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0CBBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC7BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C3BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACCBC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0CBBB?

#B0CBBB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B0CBBB?

Use black text. Black on #B0CBBB has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0CBBB?

Its complementary colour is #CBB0C0, and analogous partners are #B3CBB0 and #B0CBC9.