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#A7BDAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A7BDAA

#A7BDAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.4), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDA7BA (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 10.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red167
Green189
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #A7BDAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A7BDAA.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A7BDAA.
10.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A7BDAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A7BDAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEB9A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB6AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5BCB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A7BDAA?

#A7BDAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 65% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A7BDAA?

Use black text. Black on #A7BDAA has a contrast ratio of 10.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A7BDAA?

Its complementary colour is #BDA7BA, and analogous partners are #AFBDA7 and #A7BDB5.