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#BACFB3

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BACFB3

#BACFB3 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 81% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.3); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C8B3CF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BACFB3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green207
Blue179

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #BACFB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BACFB3.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BACFB3.
12.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BACFB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BACFB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CAB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC8B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9CDC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BACFB3?

#BACFB3 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 81% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BACFB3?

Use black text. Black on #BACFB3 has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BACFB3?

Its complementary colour is #C8B3CF, and analogous partners are #C8CFB3 and #B3CFBA.