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#B8CCBC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B8CCBC

With the hex code #B8CCBC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 80% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.2 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCB8C8, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red184
Green204
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #B8CCBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B8CCBC.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B8CCBC.
12.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8CCBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8CCBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC8BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C6BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6CBC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8CCBC?

With the hex code #B8CCBC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 80% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B8CCBC?

Use black text. Black on #B8CCBC has a contrast ratio of 12.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8CCBC?

Its complementary colour is #CCB8C8, and analogous partners are #BECCB8 and #B8CCC6.