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#B4BFA0

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B4BFA0

With the hex code #B4BFA0, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 75% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.1 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABA0BF, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red180
Green191
Blue160

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.7
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #B4BFA0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B4BFA0.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B4BFA0.
10.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4BFA0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4BFA0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BB9E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BBA1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6BCB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4BFA0?

With the hex code #B4BFA0, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 75% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B4BFA0?

Use black text. Black on #B4BFA0 has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4BFA0?

Its complementary colour is #ABA0BF, and analogous partners are #BFBBA0 and #A5BFA0.