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#B4CFBA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B4CFBA

With the hex code #B4CFBA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 81% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFB4C9, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red180
Green207
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #B4CFBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B4CFBA.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B4CFBA.
12.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4CFBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4CFBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCAB9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC7BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1CEC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4CFBA?

With the hex code #B4CFBA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 81% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B4CFBA?

Use black text. Black on #B4CFBA has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4CFBA?

Its complementary colour is #CFB4C9, and analogous partners are #BCCFB4 and #B4CFC7.