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#A2BCAB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A2BCAB

#A2BCAB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.1); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCA2B3 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2BCAB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red162
Green188
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #A2BCAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2BCAB.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2BCAB.
10.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BCAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BCAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB8AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B4AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9EBBB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BCAB?

#A2BCAB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BCAB?

Use black text. Black on #A2BCAB has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BCAB?

Its complementary colour is #BCA2B3, and analogous partners are #A6BCA2 and #A2BCB8.