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#BBD3C4

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BBD3C4

With the hex code #BBD3C4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 83% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.2 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3BBCA, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green211
Blue196

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #BBD3C4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBD3C4.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBD3C4.
13.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BBD3C4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BBD3C4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CFC3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECCC5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7D3CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBD3C4?

With the hex code #BBD3C4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 83% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BBD3C4?

Use black text. Black on #BBD3C4 has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBD3C4?

Its complementary colour is #D3BBCA, and analogous partners are #BED3BB and #BBD3D0.