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#B7CCBD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B7CCBD

With the hex code #B7CCBD, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 80% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCB7C6, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red183
Green204
Blue189

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #B7CCBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CCBD.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CCBD.
12.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7CCBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7CCBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC8BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C6BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4CBC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7CCBD?

With the hex code #B7CCBD, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 80% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B7CCBD?

Use black text. Black on #B7CCBD has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7CCBD?

Its complementary colour is #CCB7C6, and analogous partners are #BBCCB7 and #B7CCC7.