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#B1CAAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B1CAAE

#B1CAAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 79% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.3), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C7AECA (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red177
Green202
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #B1CAAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B1CAAE.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B1CAAE.
11.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B1CAAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B1CAAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC5AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C2AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFC8C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B1CAAE?

#B1CAAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 79% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B1CAAE?

Use black text. Black on #B1CAAE has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B1CAAE?

Its complementary colour is #C7AECA, and analogous partners are #BFCAAE and #AECAB9.