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#BBC2B1

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BBC2B1

With the hex code #BBC2B1, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 76% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 4.4 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8B1C2, 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 — 11.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red187
Green194
Blue177

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #BBC2B1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBC2B1.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBC2B1.
11.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBC2B1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBC2B1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C0B0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BFB2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCC0BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBC2B1?

With the hex code #BBC2B1, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 76% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BBC2B1?

Use black text. Black on #BBC2B1 has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBC2B1?

Its complementary colour is #B8B1C2, and analogous partners are #C2C0B1 and #B2C2B1.