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#A2BCAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A2BCAA

#A2BCAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.9), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCA2B4 (thistle), 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 10.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green188
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #A2BCAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2BCAA.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2BCAA.
10.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BCAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BCAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB8A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B4AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9EBBB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BCAA?

#A2BCAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BCAA?

Use black text. Black on #A2BCAA has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BCAA?

Its complementary colour is #BCA2B4, and analogous partners are #A7BCA2 and #A2BCB7.