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#B2BCA0

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B2BCA0

#B2BCA0 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 74% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.9), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AAA0BC (lilac), 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 10.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green188
Blue160

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #B2BCA0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2BCA0.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2BCA0.
10.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2BCA0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2BCA0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0B89E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEB8A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4B9B4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2BCA0?

#B2BCA0 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 74% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2BCA0?

Use black text. Black on #B2BCA0 has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2BCA0?

Its complementary colour is #AAA0BC, and analogous partners are #BCB8A0 and #A4BCA0.