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#ADCDAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ADCDAE

With the hex code #ADCDAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 80% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDADCC, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red173
Green205
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #ADCDAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ADCDAE.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ADCDAE.
12.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ADCDAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC7AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C3AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AACBC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADCDAE?

With the hex code #ADCDAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 80% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ADCDAE?

Use black text. Black on #ADCDAE has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADCDAE?

Its complementary colour is #CDADCC, and analogous partners are #BCCDAD and #ADCDBE.