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#BBD0A7

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BBD0A7

#BBD0A7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 82% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.7), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCA7D0 (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red187
Green208
Blue167

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.9
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #BBD0A7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBD0A7.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBD0A7.
12.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBD0A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBD0A7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CAA5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1C9A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDCCC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBD0A7?

#BBD0A7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 82% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BBD0A7?

Use black text. Black on #BBD0A7 has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBD0A7?

Its complementary colour is #BCA7D0, and analogous partners are #D0D0A7 and #A7D0A8.