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#BAC6BB

Light Sage · light neutral

About #BAC6BB

#BAC6BB is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 78% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.9), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6BAC5 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red186
Green198
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #BAC6BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BAC6BB.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BAC6BB.
11.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAC6BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAC6BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C4BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C2BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9C5C3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAC6BB?

#BAC6BB is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 78% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BAC6BB?

Use black text. Black on #BAC6BB has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAC6BB?

Its complementary colour is #C6BAC5, and analogous partners are #BFC6BA and #BAC6C1.