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#AAD2BD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AAD2BD

#AAD2BD is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 82% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 10.1); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2AABF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AAD2BD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red170
Green210
Blue189

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #AAD2BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AAD2BD.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AAD2BD.
12.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAD2BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAD2BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CCBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C7BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A3D2CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAD2BD?

#AAD2BD is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 82% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AAD2BD?

Use black text. Black on #AAD2BD has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAD2BD?

Its complementary colour is #D2AABF, and analogous partners are #ABD2AA and #AAD2D1.