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#BBCDAD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BBCDAD

#BBCDAD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 80% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.9), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFADCD (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red187
Green205
Blue173

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #BBCDAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBCDAD.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BBCDAD.
12.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BBCDAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C8AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDC7AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCCAC4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBCDAD?

#BBCDAD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 80% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BBCDAD?

Use black text. Black on #BBCDAD has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBCDAD?

Its complementary colour is #BFADCD, and analogous partners are #CBCDAD and #ADCDAF.