#BFBEA5
Light Sage · light warm yellow
About #BFBEA5
With the hex code #BFBEA5, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 75% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A5A6BF, a dusty blue shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.12:1, 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 #BFBEA5?
With the hex code #BFBEA5, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 75% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BFBEA5?
Use black text. Black on #BFBEA5 has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFBEA5?
Its complementary colour is #A5A6BF, and analogous partners are #BFB1A5 and #B3BFA5.