#B8CAAB
Light Sage · light cool green
About #B8CAAB
#B8CAAB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 79% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.3); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDABCA — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B8CAAB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.07:1, 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 #B8CAAB?
#B8CAAB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 79% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B8CAAB?
Use black text. Black on #B8CAAB has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B8CAAB?
Its complementary colour is #BDABCA, and analogous partners are #C7CAAB and #ABCAAD.