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#B3CAAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B3CAAF

#B3CAAF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 79% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.4), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6AFCA (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 — 11.98:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red179
Green202
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #B3CAAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B3CAAF.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B3CAAF.
11.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B3CAAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B3CAAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC5AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C3B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2C8C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B3CAAF?

#B3CAAF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 79% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B3CAAF?

Use black text. Black on #B3CAAF has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B3CAAF?

Its complementary colour is #C6AFCA, and analogous partners are #C1CAAF and #AFCAB9.