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#B4D0BB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B4D0BB

#B4D0BB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 82% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.2); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0B4C9 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B4D0BB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red180
Green208
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #B4D0BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B4D0BB.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B4D0BB.
12.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4D0BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4D0BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CBBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC8BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0CFCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4D0BB?

#B4D0BB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 82% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B4D0BB?

Use black text. Black on #B4D0BB has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4D0BB?

Its complementary colour is #D0B4C9, and analogous partners are #BBD0B4 and #B4D0C9.