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#A2BDA5

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A2BDA5

With the hex code #A2BDA5, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 74% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDA2BA, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green189
Blue165

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.5
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #A2BDA5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2BDA5.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2BDA5.
10.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BDA5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BDA5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEB8A4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B5A6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9FBCB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BDA5?

With the hex code #A2BDA5, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 74% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BDA5?

Use black text. Black on #A2BDA5 has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BDA5?

Its complementary colour is #BDA2BA, and analogous partners are #ACBDA2 and #A2BDB3.