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#BAD3CC

Light Gray · very light cool green

About #BAD3CC

#BAD3CC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 83% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 9.9), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3BAC1 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green211
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #BAD3CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BAD3CC.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BAD3CC.
13.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAD3CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAD3CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D0CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCCCCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4D4D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAD3CC?

#BAD3CC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 83% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BAD3CC?

Use black text. Black on #BAD3CC has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAD3CC?

Its complementary colour is #D3BAC1, and analogous partners are #BAD3C0 and #BACDD3.