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#BEBB85

Matcha · light warm yellow

About #BEBB85

With the hex code #BEBB85, this is a light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 73% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Matcha — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Sand. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8588BE, a steel blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green187
Blue133

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 8.2
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 11.6
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #BEBB85

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BEBB85.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BEBB85.
10.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEBB85 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEBB85
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4B781
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6BA87
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6B4AD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEBB85?

With the hex code #BEBB85, this is a light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 73% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BEBB85?

Use black text. Black on #BEBB85 has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEBB85?

Its complementary colour is #8588BE, and analogous partners are #BE9E85 and #A5BE85.