#BADBB0
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #BADBB0
#BADBB0 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 86% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 13.4); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1B0DB — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BADBB0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.85:1 (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 #BADBB0?
#BADBB0 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 86% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BADBB0?
Use black text. Black on #BADBB0 has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BADBB0?
Its complementary colour is #D1B0DB, and analogous partners are #D0DBB0 and #B0DBBB.