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#AECEB3

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AECEB3

#AECEB3 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 81% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.5), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEAEC9 (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 — 12.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green206
Blue179

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #AECEB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AECEB3.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AECEB3.
12.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AECEB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AECEB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC8B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C4B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AACDC6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECEB3?

#AECEB3 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 81% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AECEB3?

Use black text. Black on #AECEB3 has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECEB3?

Its complementary colour is #CEAEC9, and analogous partners are #B9CEAE and #AECEC3.