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#BEBD9F

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #BEBD9F

#BEBD9F is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 74% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.8), with Khaki the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9FA0BE (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 — 10.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green189
Blue159

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.8
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #BEBD9F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEBD9F.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEBD9F.
10.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEBD9F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEBD9F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BA9D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BCA0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3B9B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEBD9F?

#BEBD9F is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 74% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEBD9F?

Use black text. Black on #BEBD9F has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEBD9F?

Its complementary colour is #9FA0BE, and analogous partners are #BEAE9F and #B0BE9F.