#AECABA
Light Sage · light cool green
About #AECABA
#AECABA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 79% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.1), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAAEBE (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 11.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AECABA?
#AECABA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 79% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AECABA?
Use black text. Black on #AECABA has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AECABA?
Its complementary colour is #CAAEBE, and analogous partners are #B0CAAE and #AECAC8.