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#BBCFB3

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BBCFB3

With the hex code #BBCFB3, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 81% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 4.1 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C7B3CF, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red187
Green207
Blue179

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #BBCFB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBCFB3.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBCFB3.
12.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBCFB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBCFB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CAB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC8B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBCDC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBCFB3?

With the hex code #BBCFB3, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 81% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BBCFB3?

Use black text. Black on #BBCFB3 has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBCFB3?

Its complementary colour is #C7B3CF, and analogous partners are #C9CFB3 and #B3CFB9.