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#B4BC9F

#B4BC9F is a light, soft, grayish green, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 70.6% red, 73.7% green, and 62.4% blue. Its hue is 77°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B4BC9F as they’d see it.

Typical vision#B4BC9F
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #B4BC9F

What color is #B4BC9F?

#B4BC9F is a light, soft, grayish green, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 70.6% red, 73.7% green, and 62.4% blue. Its hue is 77°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #B4BC9F in RGB?

#B4BC9F is rgb(180, 188, 159): 180 red, 188 green, and 159 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #B4BC9F in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(4, 0, 15, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #B4BC9F?

PANTONE 452 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #B4BC9F?

Its complement #BCB4D1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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