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#BACDB2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BACDB2

#BACDB2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 80% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.3); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C5B2CD — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BACDB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green205
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 13.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #BACDB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BACDB2.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BACDB2.
12.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BACDB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BACDB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC8B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC7B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BACBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BACDB2?

#BACDB2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 80% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BACDB2?

Use black text. Black on #BACDB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BACDB2?

Its complementary colour is #C5B2CD, and analogous partners are #C8CDB2 and #B2CDB8.