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#AEC6BE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AEC6BE

#AEC6BE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 78% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.5), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6AEB6 (silver), 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 11.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green198
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #AEC6BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC6BE.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC6BE.
11.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEC6BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEC6BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C3BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BFBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9C7C4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEC6BE?

#AEC6BE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 78% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEC6BE?

Use black text. Black on #AEC6BE has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEC6BE?

Its complementary colour is #C6AEB6, and analogous partners are #AEC6B2 and #AEC2C6.