#BEC0AB
Light Sage · light warm green
About #BEC0AB
#BEC0AB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.6), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ADABC0 (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 — 11.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BEC0AB?
#BEC0AB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BEC0AB?
Use black text. Black on #BEC0AB has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEC0AB?
Its complementary colour is #ADABC0, and analogous partners are #C0B7AB and #B3C0AB.