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#B2D0AE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B2D0AE

#B2D0AE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 82% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.6); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCAED0 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B2D0AE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green208
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #B2D0AE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2D0AE.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2D0AE.
12.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2D0AE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2D0AE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CAAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDC7B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0CEC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2D0AE?

#B2D0AE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 82% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2D0AE?

Use black text. Black on #B2D0AE has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2D0AE?

Its complementary colour is #CCAED0, and analogous partners are #C3D0AE and #AED0BB.