Close to Cambridge Blue

#BEDBC6

#BEDBC6 is a very light, muted green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 85.9% green, and 77.6% blue. Its hue is 137°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BEDBC6 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BEDBC6
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #BEDBC6

What color is #BEDBC6?

#BEDBC6 is a very light, muted green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 85.9% green, and 77.6% blue. Its hue is 137°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BEDBC6 in RGB?

#BEDBC6 is rgb(190, 219, 198): 190 red, 219 green, and 198 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BEDBC6 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(13, 0, 10, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BEDBC6?

PANTONE 7485 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BEDBC6?

Its complement #E9CCE1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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