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#B6BFB2

Light Sage · light neutral

About #B6BFB2

#B6BFB2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 75% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.5); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBB2BF — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B6BFB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red182
Green191
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #B6BFB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B6BFB2.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B6BFB2.
11.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B6BFB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B6BFB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BDB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBCB3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6BEBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B6BFB2?

#B6BFB2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 75% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B6BFB2?

Use black text. Black on #B6BFB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B6BFB2?

Its complementary colour is #BBB2BF, and analogous partners are #BCBFB2 and #B2BFB4.