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#BDCAAD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BDCAAD

With the hex code #BDCAAD, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 79% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Light Sage — a ΔE of 2.7 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BAADCA, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red189
Green202
Blue173

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 2.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #BDCAAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCAAD.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BDCAAD.
12.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BDCAAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC6AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC5AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFC7C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDCAAD?

With the hex code #BDCAAD, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 79% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BDCAAD?

Use black text. Black on #BDCAAD has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDCAAD?

Its complementary colour is #BAADCA, and analogous partners are #CAC9AD and #AFCAAD.