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#BEDBBA

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BEDBBA

#BEDBBA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 86% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.4), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7BADB (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green219
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #BEDBBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEDBBA.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEDBBA.
14.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEDBBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD5B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D2BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCD9D2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEDBBA?

#BEDBBA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 86% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BEDBBA?

Use black text. Black on #BEDBBA has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEDBBA?

Its complementary colour is #D7BADB, and analogous partners are #CFDBBA and #BADBC6.