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#AEC8BF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AEC8BF

#AEC8BF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 78% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.3), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8AEB7 (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 — 11.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green200
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.3
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #AEC8BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC8BF.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AEC8BF.
11.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEC8BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEC8BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6C4BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C1C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8C9C5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEC8BF?

#AEC8BF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 78% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AEC8BF?

Use black text. Black on #AEC8BF has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEC8BF?

Its complementary colour is #C8AEB7, and analogous partners are #AEC8B2 and #AEC4C8.