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#AABFAB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AABFAB

#AABFAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.5), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFAABE (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 — 10.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green191
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.5
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #AABFAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AABFAB.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AABFAB.
10.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AABFAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BBAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCB9AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8BEB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AABFAB?

#AABFAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AABFAB?

Use black text. Black on #AABFAB has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AABFAB?

Its complementary colour is #BFAABE, and analogous partners are #B3BFAA and #AABFB6.