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#B2CEBC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B2CEBC

#B2CEBC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 81% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.6); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEB2C4 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B2CEBC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red178
Green206
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #B2CEBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CEBC.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CEBC.
12.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2CEBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2CEBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC9BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C6BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AECDC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2CEBC?

#B2CEBC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 81% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2CEBC?

Use black text. Black on #B2CEBC has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2CEBC?

Its complementary colour is #CEB2C4, and analogous partners are #B6CEB2 and #B2CECA.