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#BAC8A7

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BAC8A7

#BAC8A7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 78% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.9), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B5A7C8 (lilac), 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 — 11.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green200
Blue167

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #BAC8A7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BAC8A7.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BAC8A7.
11.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAC8A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAC8A7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC3A5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC3A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCC5BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAC8A7?

#BAC8A7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 78% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BAC8A7?

Use black text. Black on #BAC8A7 has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAC8A7?

Its complementary colour is #B5A7C8, and analogous partners are #C8C5A7 and #A9C8A7.