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#ACCDB9

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACCDB9

#ACCDB9 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 80% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.8), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDACC0 (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 — 12.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green205
Blue185

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #ACCDB9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDB9.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDB9.
12.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACCDB9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACCDB9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC8B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C4BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7CDC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCDB9?

#ACCDB9 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 80% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCDB9?

Use black text. Black on #ACCDB9 has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCDB9?

Its complementary colour is #CDACC0, and analogous partners are #B0CDAC and #ACCDCA.