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#AACCBD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AACCBD

#AACCBD is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 80% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.0); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CCAAB9 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AACCBD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green204
Blue189

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.7
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #AACCBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AACCBD.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AACCBD.
12.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AACCBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC7BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4C3BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3CCC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AACCBD?

#AACCBD is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 80% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AACCBD?

Use black text. Black on #AACCBD has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AACCBD?

Its complementary colour is #CCAAB9, and analogous partners are #AACCAC and #AACACC.