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#B7CFBC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B7CFBC

#B7CFBC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 81% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.4); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFB7CA — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B7CFBC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red183
Green207
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #B7CFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CFBC.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7CFBC.
12.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7CFBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7CFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCBBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC8BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4CEC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7CFBC?

#B7CFBC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 81% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B7CFBC?

Use black text. Black on #B7CFBC has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7CFBC?

Its complementary colour is #CFB7CA, and analogous partners are #BECFB7 and #B7CFC8.