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#ACCDAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACCDAC

With the hex code #ACCDAC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDACCD, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green205
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #ACCDAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDAC.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDAC.
12.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACCDAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC7AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C3AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9CBC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCDAC?

With the hex code #ACCDAC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCDAC?

Use black text. Black on #ACCDAC has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCDAC?

Its complementary colour is #CDACCD, and analogous partners are #BDCDAC and #ACCDBD.