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#ABBEAB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABBEAB

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

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.4), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEABBE (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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Red171
Green190
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #ABBEAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBEAB.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBEAB.
10.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ABBEAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBAAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCB8AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9BDB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBEAB?

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

›What text colour should I use on #ABBEAB?

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

›What colours go with #ABBEAB?

Its complementary colour is #BEABBE, and analogous partners are #B4BEAB and #ABBEB4.