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#BAD1BE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BAD1BE

With the hex code #BAD1BE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 82% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.4 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1BACD, 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 12.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green209
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #BAD1BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BAD1BE.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BAD1BE.
12.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAD1BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAD1BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CDBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCABF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7D0CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAD1BE?

With the hex code #BAD1BE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 82% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BAD1BE?

Use black text. Black on #BAD1BE has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAD1BE?

Its complementary colour is #D1BACD, and analogous partners are #C1D1BA and #BAD1CA.