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#BBC2AB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BBC2AB

With the hex code #BBC2AB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 76% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Light Sage — a ΔE of 2.6 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2ABC2, 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 — 11.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red187
Green194
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 2.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #BBC2AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBC2AB.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBC2AB.
11.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBC2AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBC2AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5BFAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4BFAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDBFBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBC2AB?

With the hex code #BBC2AB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 76% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BBC2AB?

Use black text. Black on #BBC2AB has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBC2AB?

Its complementary colour is #B2ABC2, and analogous partners are #C2BDAB and #AFC2AB.