#BEC4AB
Light Sage · light warm green
About #BEC4AB
#BEC4AB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 77% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Light Sage (ΔE 2.5); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B1ABC4 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BEC4AB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BEC4AB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BEC4AB?
#BEC4AB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 77% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BEC4AB?
Use black text. Black on #BEC4AB has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEC4AB?
Its complementary colour is #B1ABC4, and analogous partners are #C4BDAB and #B1C4AB.