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#B2CDB2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B2CDB2

With the hex code #B2CDB2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 80% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDB2CD, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green205
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #B2CDB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CDB2.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CDB2.
12.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2CDB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2CDB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC8B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC5B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0CBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2CDB2?

With the hex code #B2CDB2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 80% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B2CDB2?

Use black text. Black on #B2CDB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2CDB2?

Its complementary colour is #CDB2CD, and analogous partners are #C0CDB2 and #B2CDC0.