#BBC8AA
Light Sage · light cool green
About #BBC8AA
#BBC8AA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 78% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.2); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B7AAC8 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BBC8AA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.96:1 (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 #BBC8AA?
#BBC8AA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 78% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBC8AA?
Use black text. Black on #BBC8AA has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBC8AA?
Its complementary colour is #B7AAC8, and analogous partners are #C8C6AA and #ACC8AA.