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#A4BCAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A4BCAA

With the hex code #A4BCAA, 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 13% 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 7.4 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCA4B6, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best 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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Red164
Green188
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #A4BCAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A4BCAA.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A4BCAA.
10.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A4BCAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A4BCAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB8A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B5AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1BBB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A4BCAA?

With the hex code #A4BCAA, 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 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A4BCAA?

Use black text. Black on #A4BCAA has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A4BCAA?

Its complementary colour is #BCA4B6, and analogous partners are #AABCA4 and #A4BCB6.