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#B7CCBF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B7CCBF

#B7CCBF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 80% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.7); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCB7C4 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B7CCBF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red183
Green204
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #B7CCBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CCBF.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CCBF.
12.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7CCBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7CCBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC8BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C6C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4CCC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7CCBF?

#B7CCBF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 80% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B7CCBF?

Use black text. Black on #B7CCBF has a contrast ratio of 12.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7CCBF?

Its complementary colour is #CCB7C4, and analogous partners are #B9CCB7 and #B7CCCA.