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#A2BCAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A2BCAE

#A2BCAE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 74% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.9); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCA2B0 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2BCAE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green188
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #A2BCAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2BCAE.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2BCAE.
10.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BCAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BCAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBB8AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B5AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9DBCB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BCAE?

#A2BCAE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 74% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BCAE?

Use black text. Black on #A2BCAE has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BCAE?

Its complementary colour is #BCA2B0, and analogous partners are #A3BCA2 and #A2BCBB.