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#B8CFBF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B8CFBF

With the hex code #B8CFBF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 81% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 6.1 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFB8C8, 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 — 12.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red184
Green207
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #B8CFBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B8CFBF.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B8CFBF.
12.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8CFBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8CFBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCBBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC8C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5CECA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8CFBF?

With the hex code #B8CFBF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 81% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B8CFBF?

Use black text. Black on #B8CFBF has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8CFBF?

Its complementary colour is #CFB8C8, and analogous partners are #BCCFB8 and #B8CFCB.