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#AEBEA4

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AEBEA4

With the hex code #AEBEA4, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 75% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 4.4 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4A4BE, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green190
Blue164

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #AEBEA4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEBEA4.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEBEA4.
10.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEBEA4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEBEA4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BAA3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEB9A5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEBCB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEBEA4?

With the hex code #AEBEA4, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 75% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AEBEA4?

Use black text. Black on #AEBEA4 has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEBEA4?

Its complementary colour is #B4A4BE, and analogous partners are #BBBEA4 and #A4BEA7.