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#A0BFAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A0BFAF

#A0BFAF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 63% red, 75% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.1), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFA0B0 (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red160
Green191
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #A0BFAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A0BFAF.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A0BFAF.
10.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A0BFAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A0BFAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBAAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B6B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9ABFBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A0BFAF?

#A0BFAF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 63% red, 75% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A0BFAF?

Use black text. Black on #A0BFAF has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A0BFAF?

Its complementary colour is #BFA0B0, and analogous partners are #A1BFA0 and #A0BFBE.