#BEBEAB
Light Sage · light warm yellow
About #BEBEAB
#BEBEAB is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 75% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.8); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABABBE — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BEBEAB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BEBEAB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BEBEAB?
#BEBEAB is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 75% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BEBEAB?
Use black text. Black on #BEBEAB has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEBEAB?
Its complementary colour is #ABABBE, and analogous partners are #BEB4AB and #B4BEAB.