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#AABE9D

Sage · light cool green

About #AABE9D

#AABE9D is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Sage (ΔE 6.6), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B19DBE (lilac), 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 — 10.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green190
Blue157

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 6.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.3
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #AABE9D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #AABE9D.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #AABE9D.
10.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AABE9D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AABE9D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1B99B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEB79E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABBBB5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AABE9D?

#AABE9D is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AABE9D?

Use black text. Black on #AABE9D has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AABE9D?

Its complementary colour is #B19DBE, and analogous partners are #BBBE9D and #9DBEA1.