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#BACAAB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BACAAB

#BACAAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 79% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.0), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBABCA (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 — 12.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green202
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #BACAAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BACAAB.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BACAAB.
12.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BACAAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC5A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC4AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBC7C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BACAAB?

#BACAAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 79% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BACAAB?

Use black text. Black on #BACAAB has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BACAAB?

Its complementary colour is #BBABCA, and analogous partners are #C9CAAB and #ABCAAB.