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#B7CCBB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B7CCBB

#B7CCBB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 80% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.0), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCB7C8 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red183
Green204
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #B7CCBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CCBB.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CCBB.
12.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7CCBB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7CCBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC8BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C6BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5CBC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7CCBB?

#B7CCBB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 80% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B7CCBB?

Use black text. Black on #B7CCBB has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7CCBB?

Its complementary colour is #CCB7C8, and analogous partners are #BECCB7 and #B7CCC5.