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#BBCFB4

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BBCFB4

#BBCFB4 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 81% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.8), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8B4CF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green207
Blue180

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #BBCFB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBCFB4.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBCFB4.
12.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBCFB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBCFB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CAB3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC8B5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBCDC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBCFB4?

#BBCFB4 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 81% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BBCFB4?

Use black text. Black on #BBCFB4 has a contrast ratio of 12.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBCFB4?

Its complementary colour is #C8B4CF, and analogous partners are #C8CFB4 and #B4CFBB.