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#B2D2AF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B2D2AF

#B2D2AF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 82% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.6); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFAFD2 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B2D2AF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red178
Green210
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #B2D2AF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2D2AF.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2D2AF.
12.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2D2AF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2D2AF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CBAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC8B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0D0C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2D2AF?

#B2D2AF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 82% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2D2AF?

Use black text. Black on #B2D2AF has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2D2AF?

Its complementary colour is #CFAFD2, and analogous partners are #C3D2AF and #AFD2BE.