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#BBBEA4

Light Sage · light warm green

About #BBBEA4

#BBBEA4 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 75% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.7), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A7A4BE (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 11.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green190
Blue164

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.7
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #BBBEA4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBBEA4.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBBEA4.
11.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBBEA4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBBEA4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BBA3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2BCA5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFBBB7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBBEA4?

#BBBEA4 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 75% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BBBEA4?

Use black text. Black on #BBBEA4 has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBBEA4?

Its complementary colour is #A7A4BE, and analogous partners are #BEB4A4 and #AEBEA4.