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#BEDFA8

Matcha · very light cool green

About #BEDFA8

#BEDFA8 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 87% green and 66% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Matcha (ΔE 14.3); Seafoam comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C9A8DF — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #BEDFA8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green223
Blue168

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.3
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 18.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 18.5

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

Text on #BEDFA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BEDFA8.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #BEDFA8.
14.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEDFA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEDFA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4D7A5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD4AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFDAD0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEDFA8?

#BEDFA8 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 87% green and 66% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BEDFA8?

Use black text. Black on #BEDFA8 has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEDFA8?

Its complementary colour is #C9A8DF, and analogous partners are #DADFA8 and #A8DFAD.