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#BEBFA6

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #BEBFA6

#BEBFA6 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 75% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.9), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A7A6BF (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 11.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green191
Blue166

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #BEBFA6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEBFA6.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEBFA6.
11.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEBFA6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEBFA6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BDA5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4BEA7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2BCB8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEBFA6?

#BEBFA6 is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 75% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BEBFA6?

Use black text. Black on #BEBFA6 has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEBFA6?

Its complementary colour is #A7A6BF, and analogous partners are #BFB3A6 and #B2BFA6.