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#ADCAAB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ADCAAB

With the hex code #ADCAAB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 79% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8ABCA, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red173
Green202
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #ADCAAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ADCAAB.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ADCAAB.
11.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ADCAAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC4A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C1AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABC8C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADCAAB?

With the hex code #ADCAAB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 79% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ADCAAB?

Use black text. Black on #ADCAAB has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADCAAB?

Its complementary colour is #C8ABCA, and analogous partners are #BCCAAB and #ABCAB8.