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#B3BCA2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B3BCA2

#B3BCA2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 74% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.5), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABA2BC (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red179
Green188
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.5
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #B3BCA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B3BCA2.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B3BCA2.
10.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B3BCA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B3BCA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFB9A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEB8A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5B9B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B3BCA2?

#B3BCA2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 74% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B3BCA2?

Use black text. Black on #B3BCA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B3BCA2?

Its complementary colour is #ABA2BC, and analogous partners are #BCB8A2 and #A6BCA2.