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#BED4CA

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BED4CA

#BED4CA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 83% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.1), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4BEC8 (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 13.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green212
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #BED4CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BED4CA.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BED4CA.
13.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BED4CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BED4CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D1CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCECB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAD4D1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BED4CA?

#BED4CA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 83% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BED4CA?

Use black text. Black on #BED4CA has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BED4CA?

Its complementary colour is #D4BEC8, and analogous partners are #BED4BF and #BED3D4.