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#9EBCA8

Light Sage · light cool green

About #9EBCA8

#9EBCA8 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 74% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.8), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BC9EB2 (lilac), 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 10.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red158
Green188
Blue168

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #9EBCA8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9EBCA8.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9EBCA8.
10.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9EBCA8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9EBCA8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB7A7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B3A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#99BBB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9EBCA8?

#9EBCA8 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 74% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #9EBCA8?

Use black text. Black on #9EBCA8 has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9EBCA8?

Its complementary colour is #BC9EB2, and analogous partners are #A3BC9E and #9EBCB7.