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#B2CEAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B2CEAE

With the hex code #B2CEAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 81% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAAECE, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green206
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #B2CEAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CEAE.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CEAE.
12.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2CEAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2CEAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C8AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC5AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0CCC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2CEAE?

With the hex code #B2CEAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 81% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B2CEAE?

Use black text. Black on #B2CEAE has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2CEAE?

Its complementary colour is #CAAECE, and analogous partners are #C2CEAE and #AECEBA.