#BAC3AA
Light Sage · light cool green
About #BAC3AA
#BAC3AA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 76% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Light Sage (ΔE 2.0); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B3AAC3 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BAC3AA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BAC3AA
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BAC3AA?
#BAC3AA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 76% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BAC3AA?
Use black text. Black on #BAC3AA has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BAC3AA?
Its complementary colour is #B3AAC3, and analogous partners are #C3BFAA and #ADC3AA.