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#B7BFAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B7BFAA

#B7BFAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.6), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2AABF (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 11.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red183
Green191
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #B7BFAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7BFAA.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7BFAA.
11.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7BFAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7BFAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BCA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BCAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9BDB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7BFAA?

#B7BFAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B7BFAA?

Use black text. Black on #B7BFAA has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7BFAA?

Its complementary colour is #B2AABF, and analogous partners are #BFBCAA and #ACBFAA.