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#ADC4BB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ADC4BB

#ADC4BB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 77% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.0), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4ADB6 (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 — 11.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red173
Green196
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #ADC4BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ADC4BB.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ADC4BB.
11.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ADC4BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ADC4BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3C1BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEBDBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8C4C1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADC4BB?

#ADC4BB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 77% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ADC4BB?

Use black text. Black on #ADC4BB has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADC4BB?

Its complementary colour is #C4ADB6, and analogous partners are #ADC4B0 and #ADC2C4.