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#B2C8A0

Sage · light cool green

About #B2C8A0

#B2C8A0 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 78% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Sage (ΔE 9.0), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B6A0C8 (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 11.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green200
Blue160

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.0
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.4
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #B2C8A0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #B2C8A0.
1.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #B2C8A0.
11.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2C8A0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2C8A0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC29E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C0A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3C4BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2C8A0?

#B2C8A0 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 78% green and 63% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2C8A0?

Use black text. Black on #B2C8A0 has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2C8A0?

Its complementary colour is #B6A0C8, and analogous partners are #C6C8A0 and #A0C8A2.