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#ACD3BC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ACD3BC

#ACD3BC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 83% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.8), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3ACC3 (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 12.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green211
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 16.3

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

Text on #ACD3BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACD3BC.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ACD3BC.
12.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACD3BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACD3BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CDBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC8BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A5D3CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACD3BC?

#ACD3BC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 83% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ACD3BC?

Use black text. Black on #ACD3BC has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACD3BC?

Its complementary colour is #D3ACC3, and analogous partners are #B0D3AC and #ACD3D0.