#BBC7B7
Light Sage · light cool green
About #BBC7B7
#BBC7B7 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 78% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.3); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C3B7C7 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BBC7B7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BBC7B7
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BBC7B7?
#BBC7B7 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 78% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBC7B7?
Use black text. Black on #BBC7B7 has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBC7B7?
Its complementary colour is #C3B7C7, and analogous partners are #C3C7B7 and #B7C7BB.