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#B1CAAB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B1CAAB

#B1CAAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 79% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.1), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4ABCA (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red177
Green202
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #B1CAAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B1CAAB.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B1CAAB.
11.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B1CAAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B1CAAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC4A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C2AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0C8C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B1CAAB?

#B1CAAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 79% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B1CAAB?

Use black text. Black on #B1CAAB has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B1CAAB?

Its complementary colour is #C4ABCA, and analogous partners are #C0CAAB and #ABCAB4.