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#BAD2AC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BAD2AC

#BAD2AC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 82% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.9), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4ACD2 (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green210
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.6
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #BAD2AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BAD2AC.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BAD2AC.
12.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAD2AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAD2AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5CCAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CAAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BACFC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAD2AC?

#BAD2AC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 82% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BAD2AC?

Use black text. Black on #BAD2AC has a contrast ratio of 12.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAD2AC?

Its complementary colour is #C4ACD2, and analogous partners are #CDD2AC and #ACD2B1.