#BBCAB7
Light Sage · light cool green
About #BBCAB7
#BBCAB7 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 79% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Light Sage (ΔE 2.9); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6B7CA — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BBCAB7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BBCAB7
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BBCAB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BBCAB7?
#BBCAB7 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 79% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBCAB7?
Use black text. Black on #BBCAB7 has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBCAB7?
Its complementary colour is #C6B7CA, and analogous partners are #C4CAB7 and #B7CABD.