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#B6D7BB

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #B6D7BB

#B6D7BB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 84% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.7); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7B6D2 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #B6D7BB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red182
Green215
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #B6D7BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B6D7BB.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B6D7BB.
13.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B6D7BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B6D7BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D1BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CDBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B2D6CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B6D7BB?

#B6D7BB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 84% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B6D7BB?

Use black text. Black on #B6D7BB has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B6D7BB?

Its complementary colour is #D7B6D2, and analogous partners are #C2D7B6 and #B6D7CB.