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#ACBDA5

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACBDA5

#ACBDA5 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 74% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.8), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B6A5BD (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 — 10.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green189
Blue165

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #ACBDA5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACBDA5.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACBDA5.
10.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACBDA5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACBDA5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFB9A4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCB7A6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACBBB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACBDA5?

#ACBDA5 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 74% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACBDA5?

Use black text. Black on #ACBDA5 has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACBDA5?

Its complementary colour is #B6A5BD, and analogous partners are #B8BDA5 and #A5BDAA.