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#A2BEAB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A2BEAB

#A2BEAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.9), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEA2B5 (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green190
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #A2BEAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2BEAB.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A2BEAB.
10.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BEAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BEAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEB9AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B6AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9EBDB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BEAB?

#A2BEAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BEAB?

Use black text. Black on #A2BEAB has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BEAB?

Its complementary colour is #BEA2B5, and analogous partners are #A7BEA2 and #A2BEB9.