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#ACCDBC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACCDBC

#ACCDBC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.3), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDACBD (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 12.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green205
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #ACCDBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDBC.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDBC.
12.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACCDBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC8BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C4BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6CDC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCDBC?

#ACCDBC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCDBC?

Use black text. Black on #ACCDBC has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCDBC?

Its complementary colour is #CDACBD, and analogous partners are #ADCDAC and #ACCDCD.