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#ABD2BC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ABD2BC

#ABD2BC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 82% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.8); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2ABC1 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ABD2BC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red171
Green210
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #ABD2BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABD2BC.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ABD2BC.
12.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ABD2BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ABD2BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CCBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC7BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A4D2CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ABD2BC?

#ABD2BC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 82% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ABD2BC?

Use black text. Black on #ABD2BC has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ABD2BC?

Its complementary colour is #D2ABC1, and analogous partners are #ADD2AB and #ABD2D0.