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#B7CCBE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B7CCBE

#B7CCBE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 80% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.3), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCB7C5 (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 12.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red183
Green204
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #B7CCBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CCBE.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CCBE.
12.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7CCBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7CCBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC8BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C6BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4CCC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7CCBE?

#B7CCBE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 80% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B7CCBE?

Use black text. Black on #B7CCBE has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7CCBE?

Its complementary colour is #CCB7C5, and analogous partners are #BBCCB7 and #B7CCC9.