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#BBCFB6

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BBCFB6

With the hex code #BBCFB6, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 81% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% 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 3.5 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAB6CF, 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 12.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green207
Blue182

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #BBCFB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBCFB6.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBCFB6.
12.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBCFB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBCFB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CBB5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDC9B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BACDC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBCFB6?

With the hex code #BBCFB6, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 81% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BBCFB6?

Use black text. Black on #BBCFB6 has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBCFB6?

Its complementary colour is #CAB6CF, and analogous partners are #C7CFB6 and #B6CFBE.