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#B2CDAD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B2CDAD

#B2CDAD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 80% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.0), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8ADCD (lilac), 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 — 12.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red178
Green205
Blue173

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #B2CDAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CDAD.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CDAD.
12.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2CDAD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2CDAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC7AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC4AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1CBC4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2CDAD?

#B2CDAD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 80% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2CDAD?

Use black text. Black on #B2CDAD has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2CDAD?

Its complementary colour is #C8ADCD, and analogous partners are #C2CDAD and #ADCDB8.