#BBC0AB
Light Sage · light warm green
About #BBC0AB
#BBC0AB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.8), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B0ABC0 (dusty blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.24:1, 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 #BBC0AB?
#BBC0AB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BBC0AB?
Use black text. Black on #BBC0AB has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBC0AB?
Its complementary colour is #B0ABC0, and analogous partners are #C0BBAB and #B0C0AB.