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#BBCBA2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BBCBA2

With the hex code #BBCBA2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 80% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2A2CB, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green203
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.5
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #BBCBA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBCBA2.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBCBA2.
12.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBCBA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBCBA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C6A0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC5A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEC7C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBCBA2?

With the hex code #BBCBA2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 80% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BBCBA2?

Use black text. Black on #BBCBA2 has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBCBA2?

Its complementary colour is #B2A2CB, and analogous partners are #CBC6A2 and #A7CBA2.