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#A4BEAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A4BEAF

#A4BEAF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 75% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.2), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEA4B3 (thistle), 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 — 10.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red164
Green190
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #A4BEAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A4BEAF.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A4BEAF.
10.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A4BEAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A4BEAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDBAAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B8B6B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0BEB9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A4BEAF?

#A4BEAF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 64% red, 75% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A4BEAF?

Use black text. Black on #A4BEAF has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A4BEAF?

Its complementary colour is #BEA4B3, and analogous partners are #A6BEA4 and #A4BEBC.