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#BABE80

Matcha · light warm yellow

About #BABE80

With the hex code #BABE80, this is a light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 75% green and 50% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Matcha — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8480BE, a cornflower shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green190
Blue128

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 5.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.7
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #BABE80

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BABE80.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BABE80.
10.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BABE80 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BABE80
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7B97C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7BB83
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2B7AE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BABE80?

With the hex code #BABE80, this is a light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 75% green and 50% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BABE80?

Use black text. Black on #BABE80 has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BABE80?

Its complementary colour is #8480BE, and analogous partners are #BEA380 and #9BBE80.