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#B6CCBC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B6CCBC

#B6CCBC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.6), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCB6C6 (thistle), 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 12.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red182
Green204
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #B6CCBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B6CCBC.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B6CCBC.
12.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B6CCBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B6CCBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC8BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C5BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3CBC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B6CCBC?

#B6CCBC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B6CCBC?

Use black text. Black on #B6CCBC has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B6CCBC?

Its complementary colour is #CCB6C6, and analogous partners are #BBCCB6 and #B6CCC7.