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#ADCDBB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ADCDBB

#ADCDBB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 80% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.8), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDADBF (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 — 12.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red173
Green205
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.2
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #ADCDBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ADCDBB.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ADCDBB.
12.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ADCDBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC8BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C4BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7CDC8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADCDBB?

#ADCDBB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 80% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ADCDBB?

Use black text. Black on #ADCDBB has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADCDBB?

Its complementary colour is #CDADBF, and analogous partners are #AFCDAD and #ADCDCB.