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#AECDBD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AECDBD

#AECDBD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.9), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDAEBE (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 — 12.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green205
Blue189

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #AECDBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AECDBD.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AECDBD.
12.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AECDBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC8BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C4BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A8CDC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECDBD?

#AECDBD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AECDBD?

Use black text. Black on #AECDBD has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECDBD?

Its complementary colour is #CDAEBE, and analogous partners are #AFCDAE and #AECDCC.