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#B2BC9D

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B2BC9D

#B2BC9D is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 74% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.9), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A79DBC (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 — 10.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red178
Green188
Blue157

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.1
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #B2BC9D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2BC9D.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2BC9D.
10.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2BC9D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2BC9D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0B89B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFB89E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5B9B3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2BC9D?

#B2BC9D is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 74% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2BC9D?

Use black text. Black on #B2BC9D has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2BC9D?

Its complementary colour is #A79DBC, and analogous partners are #BCB79D and #A3BC9D.