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#BFBEAC

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #BFBEAC

#BFBEAC is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.3), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACADBF (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green190
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #BFBEAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFBEAC.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #BFBEAC.
11.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFBEAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BCAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2BDAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2BBB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFBEAC?

#BFBEAC is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BFBEAC?

Use black text. Black on #BFBEAC has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFBEAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACADBF, and analogous partners are #BFB4AC and #B6BFAC.