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#ADD2AB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #ADD2AB

#ADD2AB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 82% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 12.2); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0ABD2 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ADD2AB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red173
Green210
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #ADD2AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ADD2AB.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #ADD2AB.
12.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ADD2AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ADD2AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CBA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC7AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AACFC7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Analogous

Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADD2AB?

#ADD2AB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 82% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #ADD2AB?

Use black text. Black on #ADD2AB has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADD2AB?

Its complementary colour is #D0ABD2, and analogous partners are #C1D2AB and #ABD2BD.