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#B7CABA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B7CABA

#B7CABA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 79% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.9), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAB7C7 (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 12.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red183
Green202
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #B7CABA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CABA.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CABA.
12.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7CABA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7CABA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC6B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C4BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5C9C5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7CABA?

#B7CABA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 79% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B7CABA?

Use black text. Black on #B7CABA has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7CABA?

Its complementary colour is #CAB7C7, and analogous partners are #BECAB7 and #B7CAC3.