#BED2B8
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #BED2B8
#BED2B8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 82% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.3); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCB8D2 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BED2B8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BED2B8
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BED2B8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BED2B8?
#BED2B8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 82% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BED2B8?
Use black text. Black on #BED2B8 has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BED2B8?
Its complementary colour is #CCB8D2, and analogous partners are #CBD2B8 and #B8D2BF.