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#ACCDB6

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACCDB6

#ACCDB6 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 80% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.6), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDACC3 (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 12.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green205
Blue182

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #ACCDB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDB6.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDB6.
12.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACCDB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACCDB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC7B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C3B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7CCC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCDB6?

#ACCDB6 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 80% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCDB6?

Use black text. Black on #ACCDB6 has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCDB6?

Its complementary colour is #CDACC3, and analogous partners are #B3CDAC and #ACCDC7.