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#AEBFAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AEBFAC

With the hex code #AEBFAC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 75% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% 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 4.7 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDACBF, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green191
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #AEBFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEBFAC.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEBFAC.
10.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AEBFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BBAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBAAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADBEB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEBFAC?

With the hex code #AEBFAC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 75% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AEBFAC?

Use black text. Black on #AEBFAC has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEBFAC?

Its complementary colour is #BDACBF, and analogous partners are #B7BFAC and #ACBFB3.