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#BABEA8

Light Sage · light warm green

About #BABEA8

#BABEA8 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 75% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.3), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACA8BE (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 11.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green190
Blue168

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #BABEA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BABEA8.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BABEA8.
11.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BABEA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BABEA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BCA7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BCA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDBBB8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BABEA8?

#BABEA8 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 75% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BABEA8?

Use black text. Black on #BABEA8 has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BABEA8?

Its complementary colour is #ACA8BE, and analogous partners are #BEB7A8 and #AFBEA8.