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#B0CDAD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B0CDAD

#B0CDAD is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.6); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CAADCD — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B0CDAD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red176
Green205
Blue173

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #B0CDAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B0CDAD.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B0CDAD.
12.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0CDAD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0CDAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC7AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC4AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AECBC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0CDAD?

#B0CDAD is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B0CDAD?

Use black text. Black on #B0CDAD has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0CDAD?

Its complementary colour is #CAADCD, and analogous partners are #C0CDAD and #ADCDBA.