#BDBEA5
Light Sage · light warm yellow
About #BDBEA5
#BDBEA5 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 75% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.1), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A6A5BE (dusty blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDBEA5?
#BDBEA5 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 75% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BDBEA5?
Use black text. Black on #BDBEA5 has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDBEA5?
Its complementary colour is #A6A5BE, and analogous partners are #BEB2A5 and #B1BEA5.