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#BED99D

Matcha · very light cool green

About #BED99D

With the hex code #BED99D, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 85% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Matcha — a ΔE of 11.5 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B89DD9, a wisteria shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green217
Blue157

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 11.5
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 17.5
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 17.7

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

Text on #BED99D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BED99D.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BED99D.
13.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BED99D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BED99D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD199
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBCFA0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1D4C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BED99D?

With the hex code #BED99D, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 85% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BED99D?

Use black text. Black on #BED99D has a contrast ratio of 13.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BED99D?

Its complementary colour is #B89DD9, and analogous partners are #D9D69D and #A0D99D.