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#BEDBBB

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #BEDBBB

#BEDBBB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 86% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.2); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8BBDB — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #BEDBBB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green219
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 16.1

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

Text on #BEDBBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEDBBB.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BEDBBB.
14.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEDBBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD5B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D2BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCD9D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEDBBB?

#BEDBBB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 86% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BEDBBB?

Use black text. Black on #BEDBBB has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEDBBB?

Its complementary colour is #D8BBDB, and analogous partners are #CEDBBB and #BBDBC8.