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#BEDAB5

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BEDAB5

#BEDAB5 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 85% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 10.2), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D1B5DA (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green218
Blue181

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #BEDAB5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEDAB5.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEDAB5.
13.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEDAB5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEDAB5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD4B3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D1B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDD7D0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEDAB5?

#BEDAB5 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 85% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BEDAB5?

Use black text. Black on #BEDAB5 has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEDAB5?

Its complementary colour is #D1B5DA, and analogous partners are #D1DAB5 and #B5DABF.