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#B6BCA2

Light Sage · light warm green

About #B6BCA2

#B6BCA2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 74% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.7), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A8A2BC (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red182
Green188
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #B6BCA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B6BCA2.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B6BCA2.
10.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B6BCA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B6BCA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0B9A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFB9A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9B9B5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B6BCA2?

#B6BCA2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 74% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #B6BCA2?

Use black text. Black on #B6BCA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B6BCA2?

Its complementary colour is #A8A2BC, and analogous partners are #BCB5A2 and #A9BCA2.