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#ACCFBD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACCFBD

#ACCFBD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 81% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.8), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFACBE (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 — 12.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red172
Green207
Blue189

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #ACCFBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCFBD.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACCFBD.
12.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ACCFBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECABC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C5BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6CFCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACCFBD?

#ACCFBD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 81% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACCFBD?

Use black text. Black on #ACCFBD has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACCFBD?

Its complementary colour is #CFACBE, and analogous partners are #ADCFAC and #ACCFCF.