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#B7D2BC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B7D2BC

#B7D2BC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 82% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.1); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2B7CD — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B7D2BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red183
Green210
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #B7D2BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7D2BC.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B7D2BC.
12.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7D2BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7D2BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CDBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECABD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4D1CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7D2BC?

#B7D2BC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 82% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B7D2BC?

Use black text. Black on #B7D2BC has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7D2BC?

Its complementary colour is #D2B7CD, and analogous partners are #BFD2B7 and #B7D2CA.