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#BACBB5

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BACBB5

With the hex code #BACBB5, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 80% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Light Sage — a ΔE of 2.3 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6B5CB, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green203
Blue181

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 2.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #BACBB5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BACBB5.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BACBB5.
12.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BACBB5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BACBB5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC7B4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC5B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9C9C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BACBB5?

With the hex code #BACBB5, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 80% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BACBB5?

Use black text. Black on #BACBB5 has a contrast ratio of 12.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BACBB5?

Its complementary colour is #C6B5CB, and analogous partners are #C5CBB5 and #B5CBBB.