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#B3CDAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B3CDAC

#B3CDAC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.1), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6ACCD (lilac), 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 12.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red179
Green205
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #B3CDAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B3CDAC.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B3CDAC.
12.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B3CDAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B3CDAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC7AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC5AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2CAC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B3CDAC?

#B3CDAC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B3CDAC?

Use black text. Black on #B3CDAC has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B3CDAC?

Its complementary colour is #C6ACCD, and analogous partners are #C3CDAC and #ACCDB6.