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#BBD2BA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BBD2BA

#BBD2BA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 82% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.9), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D1BAD2 (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 13.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green210
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #BBD2BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBD2BA.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBD2BA.
13.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBD2BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBD2BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CDB9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCBBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9D0CB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBD2BA?

#BBD2BA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 82% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BBD2BA?

Use black text. Black on #BBD2BA has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBD2BA?

Its complementary colour is #D1BAD2, and analogous partners are #C7D2BA and #BAD2C5.