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#AABE85

Matcha · light cool green

About #AABE85

#AABE85 is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 52% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Matcha (ΔE 2.3), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9985BE (wisteria), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green190
Blue133

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 2.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.5
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #AABE85

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #AABE85.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #AABE85.
10.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AABE85 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AABE85
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4B781
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2B688
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEB9AF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AABE85?

#AABE85 is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 52% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AABE85?

Use black text. Black on #AABE85 has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AABE85?

Its complementary colour is #9985BE, and analogous partners are #BEB685 and #8DBE85.