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#BABE9C

Light Sage · light warm green

About #BABE9C

#BABE9C is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 75% green and 61% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.0), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A09CBE (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green190
Blue156

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.4
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #BABE9C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BABE9C.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BABE9C.
10.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BABE9C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BABE9C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BB9A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BB9D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEBAB5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BABE9C?

#BABE9C is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 75% green and 61% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BABE9C?

Use black text. Black on #BABE9C has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BABE9C?

Its complementary colour is #A09CBE, and analogous partners are #BEB19C and #A9BE9C.