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#BBC09E

Light Sage · light warm green

About #BBC09E

With the hex code #BBC09E, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 75% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A39EC0, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green192
Blue158

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.7
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #BBC09E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBC09E.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBC09E.
11.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBC09E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBC09E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5BC9C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5BD9F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFBCB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBC09E?

With the hex code #BBC09E, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 75% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BBC09E?

Use black text. Black on #BBC09E has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBC09E?

Its complementary colour is #A39EC0, and analogous partners are #C0B49E and #AAC09E.