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#B8CCBD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B8CCBD

#B8CCBD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.7), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCB8C7 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red184
Green204
Blue189

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #B8CCBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B8CCBD.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B8CCBD.
12.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8CCBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8CCBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC8BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C6BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5CBC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8CCBD?

#B8CCBD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B8CCBD?

Use black text. Black on #B8CCBD has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8CCBD?

Its complementary colour is #CCB8C7, and analogous partners are #BDCCB8 and #B8CCC7.