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#AEBEA7

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AEBEA7

With the hex code #AEBEA7, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 75% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% 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 4.2 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B7A7BE, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green190
Blue167

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #AEBEA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEBEA7.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEBEA7.
10.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEBEA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEBEA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BAA6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDB9A8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEBCB7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEBEA7?

With the hex code #AEBEA7, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 75% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AEBEA7?

Use black text. Black on #AEBEA7 has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEBEA7?

Its complementary colour is #B7A7BE, and analogous partners are #BABEA7 and #A7BEAB.