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#B2CAAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B2CAAA

#B2CAAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 79% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.2), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2AACA (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 11.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green202
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #B2CAAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CAAA.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CAAA.
11.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2CAAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2CAAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC5A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C2AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1C7C1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2CAAA?

#B2CAAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 79% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2CAAA?

Use black text. Black on #B2CAAA has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2CAAA?

Its complementary colour is #C2AACA, and analogous partners are #C2CAAA and #AACAB2.