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#B2CDB0

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B2CDB0

#B2CDB0 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 80% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% 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 #CBB0CD (thistle), 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 12.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green205
Blue176

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #B2CDB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CDB0.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CDB0.
12.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2CDB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2CDB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC7AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC5B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0CBC5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2CDB0?

#B2CDB0 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 80% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2CDB0?

Use black text. Black on #B2CDB0 has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2CDB0?

Its complementary colour is #CBB0CD, and analogous partners are #C1CDB0 and #B0CDBD.