#BEDAB6
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #BEDAB6
#BEDAB6 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 85% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.9); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2B6DA — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BEDAB6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BEDAB6
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BEDAB6?
#BEDAB6 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 85% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BEDAB6?
Use black text. Black on #BEDAB6 has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEDAB6?
Its complementary colour is #D2B6DA, and analogous partners are #D0DAB6 and #B6DAC0.