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#B5CEA2

Sage · light cool green

About #B5CEA2

With the hex code #B5CEA2, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 81% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 11.2 — followed by Matcha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBA2CE, 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 12.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red181
Green206
Blue162

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.2
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 11.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #B5CEA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #B5CEA2.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #B5CEA2.
12.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B5CEA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B5CEA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2C79F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC6A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6CAC2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B5CEA2?

With the hex code #B5CEA2, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 81% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B5CEA2?

Use black text. Black on #B5CEA2 has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B5CEA2?

Its complementary colour is #BBA2CE, and analogous partners are #CBCEA2 and #A2CEA5.