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#B0CEBE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B0CEBE

#B0CEBE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 81% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.7); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEB0C0 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B0CEBE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red176
Green206
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.0
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #B0CEBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B0CEBE.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B0CEBE.
12.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0CEBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0CEBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC9BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C5BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABCEC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0CEBE?

#B0CEBE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 81% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B0CEBE?

Use black text. Black on #B0CEBE has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0CEBE?

Its complementary colour is #CEB0C0, and analogous partners are #B1CEB0 and #B0CECD.