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#AEBAA3

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AEBAA3

#AEBAA3 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 73% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.1), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AFA3BA (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 — 10.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green186
Blue163

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #AEBAA3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEBAA3.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEBAA3.
10.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEBAA3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEBAA3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDB7A2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB6A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFB8B3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEBAA3?

#AEBAA3 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 73% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEBAA3?

Use black text. Black on #AEBAA3 has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEBAA3?

Its complementary colour is #AFA3BA, and analogous partners are #BABAA3 and #A3BAA3.