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#A5CABA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A5CABA

#A5CABA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 79% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.7), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAA5B5 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red165
Green202
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #A5CABA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A5CABA.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A5CABA.
11.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A5CABA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A5CABA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C5B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C0BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9DCAC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A5CABA?

#A5CABA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 79% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A5CABA?

Use black text. Black on #A5CABA has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A5CABA?

Its complementary colour is #CAA5B5, and analogous partners are #A5CAA7 and #A5C7CA.