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#BBD1C2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BBD1C2

#BBD1C2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 82% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.6); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1BBCA — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BBD1C2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 13.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green209
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #BBD1C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBD1C2.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBD1C2.
13.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBD1C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBD1C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CDC1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCAC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8D0CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBD1C2?

#BBD1C2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 82% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BBD1C2?

Use black text. Black on #BBD1C2 has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBD1C2?

Its complementary colour is #D1BBCA, and analogous partners are #BFD1BB and #BBD1CD.