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#ACCFAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACCFAC

#ACCFAC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 81% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 10.3); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFACCF — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ACCFAC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green207
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #ACCFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCFAC.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCFAC.
12.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACCFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C8AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC4AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9CDC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCFAC?

#ACCFAC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 81% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCFAC?

Use black text. Black on #ACCFAC has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCFAC?

Its complementary colour is #CFACCF, and analogous partners are #BECFAC and #ACCFBE.