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#BACDAD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BACDAD

With the hex code #BACDAD, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 80% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.1 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C0ADCD, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red186
Green205
Blue173

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #BACDAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BACDAD.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BACDAD.
12.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BACDAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C8AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDC6AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBCAC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BACDAD?

With the hex code #BACDAD, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 80% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BACDAD?

Use black text. Black on #BACDAD has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BACDAD?

Its complementary colour is #C0ADCD, and analogous partners are #CACDAD and #ADCDB0.