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#ADCDBA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ADCDBA

With the hex code #ADCDBA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 80% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDADC0, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red173
Green205
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #ADCDBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ADCDBA.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ADCDBA.
12.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ADCDBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC8B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C4BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8CDC7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADCDBA?

With the hex code #ADCDBA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 80% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ADCDBA?

Use black text. Black on #ADCDBA has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADCDBA?

Its complementary colour is #CDADC0, and analogous partners are #B0CDAD and #ADCDCA.