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#A2BDAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A2BDAA

#A2BDAA 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, 10% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.8); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDA2B5 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A2BDAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green189
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #A2BDAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2BDAA.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2BDAA.
10.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BDAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BDAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDB8A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B5AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9EBCB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BDAA?

#A2BDAA 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, 10% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BDAA?

Use black text. Black on #A2BDAA has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BDAA?

Its complementary colour is #BDA2B5, and analogous partners are #A8BDA2 and #A2BDB8.