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#BACDC2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BACDC2

With the hex code #BACDC2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 80% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% 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 7.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDBAC5, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red186
Green205
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #BACDC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BACDC2.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BACDC2.
12.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BACDC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BACDC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCAC1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C7C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7CDCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BACDC2?

With the hex code #BACDC2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 80% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BACDC2?

Use black text. Black on #BACDC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BACDC2?

Its complementary colour is #CDBAC5, and analogous partners are #BBCDBA and #BACDCC.