#BEBBA3
Light Sage · light warm yellow
About #BEBBA3
With the hex code #BEBBA3, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 73% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A3A6BE, a dusty 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 — 10.83:1, 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 #BEBBA3?
With the hex code #BEBBA3, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 73% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BEBBA3?
Use black text. Black on #BEBBA3 has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEBBA3?
Its complementary colour is #A3A6BE, and analogous partners are #BEADA3 and #B4BEA3.