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#9FBFAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #9FBFAA

#9FBFAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.7), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BF9FB4 (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 10.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red159
Green191
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 16.3

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

Text on #9FBFAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9FBFAA.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9FBFAA.
10.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#9FBFAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBAA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B6AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9ABEB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FBFAA?

#9FBFAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

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

Use black text. Black on #9FBFAA has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FBFAA?

Its complementary colour is #BF9FB4, and analogous partners are #A4BF9F and #9FBFBA.