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#ACBFB2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACBFB2

#ACBFB2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.2), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFACB9 (thistle), 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 10.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green191
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #ACBFB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACBFB2.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACBFB2.
10.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACBFB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACBFB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBCB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB9B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9BFBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACBFB2?

#ACBFB2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 75% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACBFB2?

Use black text. Black on #ACBFB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACBFB2?

Its complementary colour is #BFACB9, and analogous partners are #B0BFAC and #ACBFBB.