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#B8D0BB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #B8D0BB

With the hex code #B8D0BB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 82% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.1 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0B8CD, 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 — 12.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red184
Green208
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #B8D0BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B8D0BB.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B8D0BB.
12.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B8D0BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B8D0BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CBBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC9BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5CFCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B8D0BB?

With the hex code #B8D0BB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 72% red, 82% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #B8D0BB?

Use black text. Black on #B8D0BB has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B8D0BB?

Its complementary colour is #D0B8CD, and analogous partners are #C1D0B8 and #B8D0C7.