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#A0BFAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A0BFAE

With the hex code #A0BFAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 75% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFA0B1, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red160
Green191
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #A0BFAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A0BFAE.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A0BFAE.
10.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A0BFAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A0BFAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBAAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B6AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9BBFBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A0BFAE?

With the hex code #A0BFAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 75% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A0BFAE?

Use black text. Black on #A0BFAE has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A0BFAE?

Its complementary colour is #BFA0B1, and analogous partners are #A2BFA0 and #A0BFBE.