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#BED2AA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #BED2AA

With the hex code #BED2AA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 82% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEAAD2, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green210
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.7
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #BED2AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BED2AA.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BED2AA.
12.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BED2AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BED2AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6CCA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CBAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0CEC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BED2AA?

With the hex code #BED2AA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 82% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BED2AA?

Use black text. Black on #BED2AA has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BED2AA?

Its complementary colour is #BEAAD2, and analogous partners are #D2D2AA and #AAD2AA.