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#ACBEAD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACBEAD

#ACBEAD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.8), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEACBD (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 — 10.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green190
Blue173

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #ACBEAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACBEAD.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACBEAD.
10.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACBEAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBAAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB8AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AABDB9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACBEAD?

#ACBEAD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACBEAD?

Use black text. Black on #ACBEAD has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACBEAD?

Its complementary colour is #BEACBD, and analogous partners are #B4BEAC and #ACBEB6.