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#A0BCAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A0BCAA

#A0BCAA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 63% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.5); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCA0B2 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A0BCAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red160
Green188
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.5
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #A0BCAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A0BCAA.
2.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A0BCAA.
10.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A0BCAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A0BCAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB7A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B4AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9CBBB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A0BCAA?

#A0BCAA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 63% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A0BCAA?

Use black text. Black on #A0BCAA has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A0BCAA?

Its complementary colour is #BCA0B2, and analogous partners are #A4BCA0 and #A0BCB8.