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#BEBDAE

Greige · light warm gray

About #BEBDAE

#BEBDAE is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 74% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.6), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEAFBE (silver), 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 11.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green189
Blue174

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #BEBDAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEBDAE.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEBDAE.
11.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEBDAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BCAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BDAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1BBB9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEBDAE?

#BEBDAE is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 74% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEBDAE?

Use black text. Black on #BEBDAE has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEBDAE?

Its complementary colour is #AEAFBE, and analogous partners are #BEB5AE and #B7BEAE.