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#AAD2BE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AAD2BE

With the hex code #AAD2BE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 82% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 10.2 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2AABE, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red170
Green210
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #AAD2BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AAD2BE.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AAD2BE.
12.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAD2BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAD2BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CCBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C7BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A2D2CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAD2BE?

With the hex code #AAD2BE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 82% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAD2BE?

Use black text. Black on #AAD2BE has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAD2BE?

Its complementary colour is #D2AABE, and analogous partners are #AAD2AA and #AAD2D2.