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#B8BFAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B8BFAC

#B8BFAC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.2), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B3ACBF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red184
Green191
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #B8BFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B8BFAC.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B8BFAC.
11.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8BFAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8BFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BCAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BCAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9BDB9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8BFAC?

#B8BFAC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B8BFAC?

Use black text. Black on #B8BFAC has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8BFAC?

Its complementary colour is #B3ACBF, and analogous partners are #BFBCAC and #AEBFAC.