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#B2BFA6

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B2BFA6

#B2BFA6 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 75% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.5), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B3A6BF (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 10.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green191
Blue166

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.5
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #B2BFA6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2BFA6.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2BFA6.
10.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2BFA6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2BFA6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BBA5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BAA7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3BDB8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2BFA6?

#B2BFA6 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 75% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2BFA6?

Use black text. Black on #B2BFA6 has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2BFA6?

Its complementary colour is #B3A6BF, and analogous partners are #BEBFA6 and #A6BFA7.