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#AAAE93

Sage · light warm green

About #AAAE93

#AAAE93 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 68% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Sage (ΔE 8.8); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9793AE — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AAAE93 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green174
Blue147

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #AAAE93

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #AAAE93.
2.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #AAAE93.
9.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAAE93 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAAE93
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B2AB91
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2AC94
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADABA6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAAE93?

#AAAE93 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 68% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #AAAE93?

Use black text. Black on #AAAE93 has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAAE93?

Its complementary colour is #9793AE, and analogous partners are #AEA593 and #9CAE93.