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#BEBCA2

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #BEBCA2

With the hex code #BEBCA2, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 74% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% 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 6.4 — followed by Khaki. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2A4BE, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green188
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.4
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #BEBCA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEBCA2.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEBCA2.
10.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEBCA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEBCA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BAA0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2BBA3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3B8B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEBCA2?

With the hex code #BEBCA2, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 74% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BEBCA2?

Use black text. Black on #BEBCA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEBCA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2A4BE, and analogous partners are #BEAEA2 and #B2BEA2.