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#BEDAC0

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BEDAC0

With the hex code #BEDAC0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 85% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DABED8, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green218
Blue192

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #BEDAC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEDAC0.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEDAC0.
13.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEDAC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEDAC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD5BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D1C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBD8D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEDAC0?

With the hex code #BEDAC0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 85% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BEDAC0?

Use black text. Black on #BEDAC0 has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEDAC0?

Its complementary colour is #DABED8, and analogous partners are #CADABE and #BEDACE.