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#B4CFBF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B4CFBF

#B4CFBF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 81% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.0); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFB4C4 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B4CFBF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red180
Green207
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #B4CFBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B4CFBF.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B4CFBF.
12.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4CFBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4CFBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECBBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C7C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0CFCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4CFBF?

#B4CFBF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 81% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B4CFBF?

Use black text. Black on #B4CFBF has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4CFBF?

Its complementary colour is #CFB4C4, and analogous partners are #B6CFB4 and #B4CFCC.