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#B2CBB0

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B2CBB0

#B2CBB0 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 80% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.1); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C9B0CB — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B2CBB0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green203
Blue176

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #B2CBB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CBB0.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CBB0.
12.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2CBB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2CBB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC6AF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C3B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0C9C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2CBB0?

#B2CBB0 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 80% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2CBB0?

Use black text. Black on #B2CBB0 has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2CBB0?

Its complementary colour is #C9B0CB, and analogous partners are #C0CBB0 and #B0CBBB.