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#B2CBAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B2CBAF

#B2CBAF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 80% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.3), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8AFCB (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red178
Green203
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #B2CBAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CBAF.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CBAF.
12.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2CBAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2CBAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC6AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C3B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0C9C3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2CBAF?

#B2CBAF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 80% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2CBAF?

Use black text. Black on #B2CBAF has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2CBAF?

Its complementary colour is #C8AFCB, and analogous partners are #C0CBAF and #AFCBBA.