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#ABBFAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABBFAA

#ABBFAA 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, 11% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.0), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEAABF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green191
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #ABBFAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBFAA.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBFAA.
10.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ABBFAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BBA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDB9AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AABEB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBFAA?

#ABBFAA 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, 11% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBFAA?

Use black text. Black on #ABBFAA has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBFAA?

Its complementary colour is #BEAABF, and analogous partners are #B5BFAA and #AABFB3.