#BEDABC
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #BEDABC
#BEDABC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 85% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.3); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8BCDA — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BEDABC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BEDABC?
#BEDABC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 85% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BEDABC?
Use black text. Black on #BEDABC has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEDABC?
Its complementary colour is #D8BCDA, and analogous partners are #CDDABC and #BCDAC9.