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#B7CDBD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B7CDBD

#B7CDBD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.7), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDB7C7 (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 — 12.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red183
Green205
Blue189

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #B7CDBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CDBD.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CDBD.
12.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7CDBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7CDBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC9BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C6BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4CCC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7CDBD?

#B7CDBD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B7CDBD?

Use black text. Black on #B7CDBD has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7CDBD?

Its complementary colour is #CDB7C7, and analogous partners are #BCCDB7 and #B7CDC8.