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#ACBDA2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACBDA2

#ACBDA2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 74% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.2), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B3A2BD (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 10.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green189
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #ACBDA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACBDA2.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACBDA2.
10.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACBDA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACBDA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0B9A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDB7A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACBBB5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACBDA2?

#ACBDA2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 74% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACBDA2?

Use black text. Black on #ACBDA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACBDA2?

Its complementary colour is #B3A2BD, and analogous partners are #BABDA2 and #A2BDA5.