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#A2BDAB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A2BDAB

With the hex code #A2BDAB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 74% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% 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 8.0 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDA2B4, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green189
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #A2BDAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2BDAB.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2BDAB.
10.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BDAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BDAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDB8AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B5AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9EBCB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BDAB?

With the hex code #A2BDAB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 74% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BDAB?

Use black text. Black on #A2BDAB has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BDAB?

Its complementary colour is #BDA2B4, and analogous partners are #A7BDA2 and #A2BDB9.