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#BED2BA

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BED2BA

#BED2BA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 82% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.2), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEBAD2 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green210
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #BED2BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BED2BA.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BED2BA.
13.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BED2BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BED2BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CEB9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CCBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDD0CB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BED2BA?

#BED2BA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 82% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BED2BA?

Use black text. Black on #BED2BA has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BED2BA?

Its complementary colour is #CEBAD2, and analogous partners are #CAD2BA and #BAD2C2.