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#ABD2AA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABD2AA

#ABD2AA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 82% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 13.1); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1AAD2 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABD2AA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green210
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #ABD2AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABD2AA.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABD2AA.
12.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABD2AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABD2AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CAA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDC6AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8CFC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABD2AA?

#ABD2AA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 82% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABD2AA?

Use black text. Black on #ABD2AA has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABD2AA?

Its complementary colour is #D1AAD2, and analogous partners are #BFD2AA and #AAD2BD.