#B8BFAA
Light Sage · light cool green
About #B8BFAA
#B8BFAA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 75% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.7); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B1AABF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B8BFAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B8BFAA?
#B8BFAA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 75% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B8BFAA?
Use black text. Black on #B8BFAA has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B8BFAA?
Its complementary colour is #B1AABF, and analogous partners are #BFBBAA and #ADBFAA.