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#BAD1CA

Light Gray · very light cool green

About #BAD1CA

With the hex code #BAD1CA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 82% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1BAC1, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green209
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #BAD1CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BAD1CA.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BAD1CA.
13.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAD1CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAD1CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCECA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBCBCA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5D2CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAD1CA?

With the hex code #BAD1CA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 82% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BAD1CA?

Use black text. Black on #BAD1CA has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAD1CA?

Its complementary colour is #D1BAC1, and analogous partners are #BAD1BE and #BACCD1.