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#AEC4AB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AEC4AB

#AEC4AB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 77% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.4), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C1ABC4 (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 — 11.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red174
Green196
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #AEC4AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC4AB.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC4AB.
11.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEC4AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEC4AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6BFAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2BDAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADC2BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEC4AB?

#AEC4AB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 77% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEC4AB?

Use black text. Black on #AEC4AB has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEC4AB?

Its complementary colour is #C1ABC4, and analogous partners are #BBC4AB and #ABC4B4.