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#B7CCBC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B7CCBC

#B7CCBC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 80% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.4); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCB7C7 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B7CCBC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red183
Green204
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #B7CCBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CCBC.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CCBC.
12.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7CCBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7CCBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC8BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C6BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4CBC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7CCBC?

#B7CCBC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 80% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B7CCBC?

Use black text. Black on #B7CCBC has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7CCBC?

Its complementary colour is #CCB7C7, and analogous partners are #BCCCB7 and #B7CCC7.