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#BED2B7

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BED2B7

#BED2B7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 82% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.4), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBB7D2 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green210
Blue183

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #BED2B7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BED2B7.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BED2B7.
13.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BED2B7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BED2B7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CDB6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CBB8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BED0CA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BED2B7?

#BED2B7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 82% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BED2B7?

Use black text. Black on #BED2B7 has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BED2B7?

Its complementary colour is #CBB7D2, and analogous partners are #CBD2B7 and #B7D2BD.