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#B8BFB2

Light Sage · light neutral

About #B8BFB2

#B8BFB2 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 75% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.6), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B9B2BF (silver), 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 11.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red184
Green191
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #B8BFB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B8BFB2.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B8BFB2.
11.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8BFB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8BFB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BDB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBCB3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8BEBB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8BFB2?

#B8BFB2 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 75% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B8BFB2?

Use black text. Black on #B8BFB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8BFB2?

Its complementary colour is #B9B2BF, and analogous partners are #BEBFB2 and #B2BFB2.