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#BAD4CD

Powder Blue · very light cool green

About #BAD4CD

With the hex code #BAD4CD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 83% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Powder Blue — a ΔE of 10.0 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4BAC1, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green212
Blue205

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #BAD4CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BAD4CD.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BAD4CD.
13.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAD4CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAD4CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D1CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCDCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4D5D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAD4CD?

With the hex code #BAD4CD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 83% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BAD4CD?

Use black text. Black on #BAD4CD has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAD4CD?

Its complementary colour is #D4BAC1, and analogous partners are #BAD4C0 and #BACED4.