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#ACCDBE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACCDBE

With the hex code #ACCDBE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% 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 8.8 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDACBB, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green205
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #ACCDBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDBE.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCDBE.
12.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACCDBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBC8BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C4BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6CDC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCDBE?

With the hex code #ACCDBE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 80% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCDBE?

Use black text. Black on #ACCDBE has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCDBE?

Its complementary colour is #CDACBB, and analogous partners are #ACCDAE and #ACCBCD.