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#AECDB1

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AECDB1

#AECDB1 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 80% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.3), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDAECA (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 — 12.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green205
Blue177

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #AECDB1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AECDB1.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AECDB1.
12.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AECDB1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AECDB1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC7B0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C4B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABCBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECDB1?

#AECDB1 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 80% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AECDB1?

Use black text. Black on #AECDB1 has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECDB1?

Its complementary colour is #CDAECA, and analogous partners are #BBCDAE and #AECDC0.