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#BED0A2

Matcha · light cool green

About #BED0A2

#BED0A2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 82% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Matcha (ΔE 10.9); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4A2D0 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BED0A2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green208
Blue162

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 10.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #BED0A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BED0A2.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BED0A2.
12.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BED0A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BED0A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5CA9F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3C9A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1CBC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BED0A2?

#BED0A2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 82% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BED0A2?

Use black text. Black on #BED0A2 has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BED0A2?

Its complementary colour is #B4A2D0, and analogous partners are #D0CBA2 and #A7D0A2.