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#AABEAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AABEAF

#AABEAF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.8), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEAAB9 (thistle), 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 — 10.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green190
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #AABEAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AABEAF.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AABEAF.
10.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AABEAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEBAAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB8B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7BDBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AABEAF?

#AABEAF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AABEAF?

Use black text. Black on #AABEAF has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AABEAF?

Its complementary colour is #BEAAB9, and analogous partners are #AFBEAA and #AABEB9.