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#A0BFAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A0BFAC

#A0BFAC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 63% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.6), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFA0B3 (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 10.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red160
Green191
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #A0BFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A0BFAC.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A0BFAC.
10.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A0BFAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A0BFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBAAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B6AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9BBFB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A0BFAC?

#A0BFAC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 63% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A0BFAC?

Use black text. Black on #A0BFAC has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A0BFAC?

Its complementary colour is #BFA0B3, and analogous partners are #A3BFA0 and #A0BFBC.