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#90BEAB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #90BEAB

#90BEAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 13.6), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BE90A3 (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 — 10.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red144
Green190
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 18.3

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

Text on #90BEAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #90BEAB.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #90BEAB.
10.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #90BEAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#90BEAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB8AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B2AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#86BEB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #90BEAB?

#90BEAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #90BEAB?

Use black text. Black on #90BEAB has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #90BEAB?

Its complementary colour is #BE90A3, and analogous partners are #90BE94 and #90BABE.