#BBBDA8
Light Sage · light warm green
About #BBBDA8
#BBBDA8 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 74% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.1), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AAA8BD (dusty blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BBBDA8?
#BBBDA8 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 74% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BBBDA8?
Use black text. Black on #BBBDA8 has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBBDA8?
Its complementary colour is #AAA8BD, and analogous partners are #BDB5A8 and #B0BDA8.