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#B4CBAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B4CBAF

With the hex code #B4CBAF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 80% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 4.6 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6AFCB, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red180
Green203
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #B4CBAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B4CBAF.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B4CBAF.
12.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4CBAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4CBAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC6AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C4B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3C9C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4CBAF?

With the hex code #B4CBAF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 80% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B4CBAF?

Use black text. Black on #B4CBAF has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4CBAF?

Its complementary colour is #C6AFCB, and analogous partners are #C2CBAF and #AFCBB8.