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#BAD7CB

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BAD7CB

#BAD7CB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.8), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7BAC6 (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 — 13.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red186
Green215
Blue203

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.0
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #BAD7CB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BAD7CB.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BAD7CB.
13.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAD7CB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAD7CB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D3CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CFCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4D7D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAD7CB?

#BAD7CB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BAD7CB?

Use black text. Black on #BAD7CB has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAD7CB?

Its complementary colour is #D7BAC6, and analogous partners are #BAD7BC and #BAD5D7.