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#BABE8F

Matcha · light warm green

About #BABE8F

With the hex code #BABE8F, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 75% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Matcha — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #938FBE, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red186
Green190
Blue143

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 8.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.7
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #BABE8F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BABE8F.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BABE8F.
10.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BABE8F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BABE8F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5BA8C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5BB91
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0B8B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BABE8F?

With the hex code #BABE8F, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 75% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BABE8F?

Use black text. Black on #BABE8F has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BABE8F?

Its complementary colour is #938FBE, and analogous partners are #BEAB8F and #A2BE8F.