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#B6BFAB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B6BFAB

#B6BFAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.8), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B4ABBF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red182
Green191
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #B6BFAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B6BFAB.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B6BFAB.
11.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B6BFAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B6BFAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BCAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BCAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7BDB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B6BFAB?

#B6BFAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B6BFAB?

Use black text. Black on #B6BFAB has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B6BFAB?

Its complementary colour is #B4ABBF, and analogous partners are #BFBEAB and #ACBFAB.