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#B2C8AB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B2C8AB

With the hex code #B2C8AB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 78% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C1ABC8, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red178
Green200
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #B2C8AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2C8AB.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2C8AB.
11.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2C8AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2C8AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC3A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C1AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1C6C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2C8AB?

With the hex code #B2C8AB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 78% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B2C8AB?

Use black text. Black on #B2C8AB has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2C8AB?

Its complementary colour is #C1ABC8, and analogous partners are #C0C8AB and #ABC8B2.