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#AEBB93

Sage · light cool green

About #AEBB93

#AEBB93 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 73% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Sage (ΔE 5.4), with Matcha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A093BB (lilac), 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 — 10.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green187
Blue147

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 5.4
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 9.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #AEBB93

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #AEBB93.
2.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #AEBB93.
10.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEBB93 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEBB93
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0B691
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEB695
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1B7B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEBB93?

#AEBB93 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 73% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEBB93?

Use black text. Black on #AEBB93 has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEBB93?

Its complementary colour is #A093BB, and analogous partners are #BBB493 and #9ABB93.