Close to Sage Green

#BBCA9C

#BBCA9C is a light, muted green, close to the color Sage Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 79.2% green, and 61.2% blue. Its hue is 80°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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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 #BBCA9C as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BBCA9C
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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What color is #BBCA9C?

#BBCA9C is a light, muted green, close to the color Sage Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 79.2% green, and 61.2% blue. Its hue is 80°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BBCA9C in RGB?

#BBCA9C is rgb(187, 202, 156): 187 red, 202 green, and 156 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BBCA9C in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(7, 0, 23, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BBCA9C?

PANTONE 7492 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BBCA9C?

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

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