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#B8CAAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B8CAAF

With the hex code #B8CAAF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 79% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Light Sage — a ΔE of 2.8 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C1AFCA, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red184
Green202
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 2.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #B8CAAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B8CAAF.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B8CAAF.
12.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8CAAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8CAAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC6AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C4B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8C8C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8CAAF?

With the hex code #B8CAAF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 79% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B8CAAF?

Use black text. Black on #B8CAAF has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8CAAF?

Its complementary colour is #C1AFCA, and analogous partners are #C6CAAF and #AFCAB4.