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#B3D2AA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B3D2AA

#B3D2AA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 82% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 11.1), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9AAD2 (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 12.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red179
Green210
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.7
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #B3D2AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B3D2AA.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B3D2AA.
12.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B3D2AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B3D2AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5CBA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0C8AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2CFC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B3D2AA?

#B3D2AA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 82% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B3D2AA?

Use black text. Black on #B3D2AA has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B3D2AA?

Its complementary colour is #C9AAD2, and analogous partners are #C7D2AA and #AAD2B5.