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#A2BDA4

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A2BDA4

#A2BDA4 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 74% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.6); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDA2BB — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2BDA4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green189
Blue164

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #A2BDA4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2BDA4.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2BDA4.
10.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BDA4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BDA4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEB8A3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B5A5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9FBCB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BDA4?

#A2BDA4 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 74% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BDA4?

Use black text. Black on #A2BDA4 has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BDA4?

Its complementary colour is #BDA2BB, and analogous partners are #AEBDA2 and #A2BDB2.