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#B2CDC1

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B2CDC1

With the hex code #B2CDC1, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 80% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDB2BE, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red178
Green205
Blue193

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #B2CDC1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CDC1.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CDC1.
12.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2CDC1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2CDC1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC9C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C5C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADCDC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2CDC1?

With the hex code #B2CDC1, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 80% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B2CDC1?

Use black text. Black on #B2CDC1 has a contrast ratio of 12.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2CDC1?

Its complementary colour is #CDB2BE, and analogous partners are #B2CDB3 and #B2CCCD.