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#BBCDB2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BBCDB2

With the hex code #BBCDB2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 80% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 3.0 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4B2CD, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green205
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #BBCDB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBCDB2.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBCDB2.
12.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBCDB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBCDB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC9B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC7B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBCBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBCDB2?

With the hex code #BBCDB2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 80% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BBCDB2?

Use black text. Black on #BBCDB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBCDB2?

Its complementary colour is #C4B2CD, and analogous partners are #C9CDB2 and #B2CDB6.