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#ABCAAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABCAAE

#ABCAAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 79% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.3), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAABC7 (lilac), 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 11.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green202
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #ABCAAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABCAAE.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABCAAE.
11.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ABCAAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBC4AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C1AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8C8C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABCAAE?

#ABCAAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 79% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABCAAE?

Use black text. Black on #ABCAAE has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABCAAE?

Its complementary colour is #CAABC7, and analogous partners are #B7CAAB and #ABCABD.