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#BEBDA2

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #BEBDA2

#BEBDA2 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 74% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.1), with Khaki the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A2A3BE (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green189
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.1
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #BEBDA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEBDA2.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEBDA2.
10.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEBDA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEBDA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BBA0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BCA3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3B9B5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEBDA2?

#BEBDA2 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 74% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEBDA2?

Use black text. Black on #BEBDA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEBDA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2A3BE, and analogous partners are #BEAFA2 and #B1BEA2.