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#ADCFBD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ADCFBD

#ADCFBD is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 81% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.5); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFADBF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ADCFBD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red173
Green207
Blue189

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #ADCFBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ADCFBD.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ADCFBD.
12.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ADCFBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECABC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C5BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A7CFCA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADCFBD?

#ADCFBD is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 81% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ADCFBD?

Use black text. Black on #ADCFBD has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADCFBD?

Its complementary colour is #CFADBF, and analogous partners are #AECFAD and #ADCFCE.