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#8CAA87

Sage · light cool green

About #8CAA87

#8CAA87 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 67% green and 53% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Sage (ΔE 5.3), with Matcha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A587AA (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red140
Green170
Blue135

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 5.3
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #8CAA87

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8CAA87.
2.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8CAA87.
8.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8CAA87 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8CAA87
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACA485
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7A189
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8AA8A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8CAA87?

#8CAA87 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 67% green and 53% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8CAA87?

Use black text. Black on #8CAA87 has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8CAA87?

Its complementary colour is #A587AA, and analogous partners are #9EAA87 and #87AA93.