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#A8CDAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A8CDAC

#A8CDAC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 66% red, 80% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 10.4); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDA8C9 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #A8CDAC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red168
Green205
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #A8CDAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A8CDAC.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A8CDAC.
11.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A8CDAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A8CDAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC6AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C2AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4CBC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A8CDAC?

#A8CDAC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 66% red, 80% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #A8CDAC?

Use black text. Black on #A8CDAC has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A8CDAC?

Its complementary colour is #CDA8C9, and analogous partners are #B7CDA8 and #A8CDBE.