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#B2BEA2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B2BEA2

#B2BEA2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 75% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.4); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AEA2BE — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B2BEA2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green190
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #B2BEA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2BEA2.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2BEA2.
10.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2BEA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2BEA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BAA0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BAA3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4BBB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2BEA2?

#B2BEA2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 75% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2BEA2?

Use black text. Black on #B2BEA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2BEA2?

Its complementary colour is #AEA2BE, and analogous partners are #BEBCA2 and #A4BEA2.