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#A9CDAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A9CDAC

With the hex code #A9CDAC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 80% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 10.0 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDA9CA, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red169
Green205
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #A9CDAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A9CDAC.
1.75:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A9CDAC.
12.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A9CDAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A9CDAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC6AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C2AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5CBC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A9CDAC?

With the hex code #A9CDAC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 80% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A9CDAC?

Use black text. Black on #A9CDAC has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A9CDAC?

Its complementary colour is #CDA9CA, and analogous partners are #B8CDA9 and #A9CDBE.