#BBD5B8
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #BBD5B8
#BBD5B8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 84% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.7); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2B8D5 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BBD5B8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BBD5B8
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BBD5B8?
#BBD5B8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 84% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBD5B8?
Use black text. Black on #BBD5B8 has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBD5B8?
Its complementary colour is #D2B8D5, and analogous partners are #CAD5B8 and #B8D5C3.