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#A8BEAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A8BEAE

#A8BEAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 66% red, 75% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.9), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEA8B8 (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 10.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red168
Green190
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #A8BEAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A8BEAE.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A8BEAE.
10.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A8BEAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A8BEAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBAAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB7AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5BDB9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A8BEAE?

#A8BEAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 66% red, 75% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A8BEAE?

Use black text. Black on #A8BEAE has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A8BEAE?

Its complementary colour is #BEA8B8, and analogous partners are #ADBEA8 and #A8BEB9.