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#B1CCBF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B1CCBF

#B1CCBF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.9); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCB1BE — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B1CCBF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red177
Green204
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #B1CCBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B1CCBF.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B1CCBF.
12.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B1CCBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B1CCBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBC8BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C4C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACCCC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B1CCBF?

#B1CCBF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B1CCBF?

Use black text. Black on #B1CCBF has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B1CCBF?

Its complementary colour is #CCB1BE, and analogous partners are #B1CCB2 and #B1CCCC.