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#B2CEC2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B2CEC2

#B2CEC2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 81% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.6); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEB2BE — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B2CEC2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green206
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #B2CEC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CEC2.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2CEC2.
12.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2CEC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2CEC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCAC1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C6C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACCECA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2CEC2?

#B2CEC2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 81% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2CEC2?

Use black text. Black on #B2CEC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2CEC2?

Its complementary colour is #CEB2BE, and analogous partners are #B2CEB4 and #B2CCCE.