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#ABBFAD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABBFAD

#ABBFAD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.6), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFABBD (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 — 10.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green191
Blue173

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #ABBFAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBFAD.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABBFAD.
10.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ABBFAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BBAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCB9AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9BEBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABBFAD?

#ABBFAD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABBFAD?

Use black text. Black on #ABBFAD has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABBFAD?

Its complementary colour is #BFABBD, and analogous partners are #B3BFAB and #ABBFB7.