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#AEC6B2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AEC6B2

#AEC6B2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 78% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.0), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6AEC2 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green198
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #AEC6B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC6B2.
1.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC6B2.
11.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEC6B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEC6B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C2B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2BFB3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABC5C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEC6B2?

#AEC6B2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 78% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEC6B2?

Use black text. Black on #AEC6B2 has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEC6B2?

Its complementary colour is #C6AEC2, and analogous partners are #B6C6AE and #AEC6BE.