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#AEC6AF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AEC6AF

#AEC6AF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 78% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.7), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6AEC5 (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 — 11.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green198
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #AEC6AF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC6AF.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC6AF.
11.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEC6AF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEC6AF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C1AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BFB0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACC5BF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEC6AF?

#AEC6AF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 78% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEC6AF?

Use black text. Black on #AEC6AF has a contrast ratio of 11.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEC6AF?

Its complementary colour is #C6AEC5, and analogous partners are #B9C6AE and #AEC6BB.