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#BDCAAB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BDCAAB

#BDCAAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 79% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.7), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8ABCA (thistle), 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 — 12.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red189
Green202
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #BDCAAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCAAB.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCAAB.
12.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BDCAAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC6A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC5AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFC7C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDCAAB?

#BDCAAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 79% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BDCAAB?

Use black text. Black on #BDCAAB has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDCAAB?

Its complementary colour is #B8ABCA, and analogous partners are #CAC7AB and #ADCAAB.