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#AEC8A7

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AEC8A7

#AEC8A7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 78% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.2), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C1A7C8 (lilac), 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 — 11.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green200
Blue167

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.9
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #AEC8A7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC8A7.
1.81:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC8A7.
11.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEC8A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEC8A7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC2A5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C0A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADC5BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEC8A7?

#AEC8A7 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 78% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEC8A7?

Use black text. Black on #AEC8A7 has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEC8A7?

Its complementary colour is #C1A7C8, and analogous partners are #BEC8A7 and #A7C8B0.