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#BAD4BF

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BAD4BF

#BAD4BF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 83% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.3), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4BACF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green212
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #BAD4BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BAD4BF.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BAD4BF.
13.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAD4BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAD4BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CFBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CCC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7D3CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAD4BF?

#BAD4BF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 83% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BAD4BF?

Use black text. Black on #BAD4BF has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAD4BF?

Its complementary colour is #D4BACF, and analogous partners are #C2D4BA and #BAD4CC.