#BAD7CC
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #BAD7CC
#BAD7CC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 10.1); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7BAC5 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BAD7CC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BAD7CC?
#BAD7CC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BAD7CC?
Use black text. Black on #BAD7CC has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BAD7CC?
Its complementary colour is #D7BAC5, and analogous partners are #BAD7BE and #BAD3D7.