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#BAD2BA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BAD2BA

With the hex code #BAD2BA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 82% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% 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 5.1 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2BAD2, 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 13.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green210
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #BAD2BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BAD2BA.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BAD2BA.
13.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAD2BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAD2BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CDB9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCBBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8D0CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAD2BA?

With the hex code #BAD2BA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 82% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BAD2BA?

Use black text. Black on #BAD2BA has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAD2BA?

Its complementary colour is #D2BAD2, and analogous partners are #C6D2BA and #BAD2C6.