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#BED98C

Pistachio · very light cool green

About #BED98C

#BED98C is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 85% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pistachio (ΔE 13.0), with Matcha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A78CD9 (wisteria), 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 13.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green217
Blue140

Closest named colours

Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 13.0
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.3
Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 19.8

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

Text on #BED98C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #BED98C.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #BED98C.
13.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BED98C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BED98C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1D087
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDCF90
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3D2C6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BED98C?

#BED98C is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 85% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BED98C?

Use black text. Black on #BED98C has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BED98C?

Its complementary colour is #A78CD9, and analogous partners are #D9CD8C and #98D98C.