#B3BFAB
Light Sage · light cool green
About #B3BFAB
#B3BFAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.8), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7ABBF (thistle), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B3BFAB?
#B3BFAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B3BFAB?
Use black text. Black on #B3BFAB has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B3BFAB?
Its complementary colour is #B7ABBF, and analogous partners are #BDBFAB and #ABBFAD.