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#BACDB3

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BACDB3

With the hex code #BACDB3, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 80% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% 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 3.0 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6B3CD, 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 — 12.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green205
Blue179

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #BACDB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BACDB3.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BACDB3.
12.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BACDB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BACDB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC9B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC7B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BACBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BACDB3?

With the hex code #BACDB3, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 80% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BACDB3?

Use black text. Black on #BACDB3 has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BACDB3?

Its complementary colour is #C6B3CD, and analogous partners are #C7CDB3 and #B3CDB9.