#BBC2AD
Light Sage · light cool green
About #BBC2AD
#BBC2AD is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 76% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Light Sage (ΔE 3.0); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4ADC2 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BBC2AD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BBC2AD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #BBC2AD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BBC2AD?
#BBC2AD is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 76% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBC2AD?
Use black text. Black on #BBC2AD has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBC2AD?
Its complementary colour is #B4ADC2, and analogous partners are #C2BEAD and #B0C2AD.