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#AECEB7

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AECEB7

#AECEB7 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 81% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.2); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEAEC5 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AECEB7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green206
Blue183

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #AECEB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AECEB7.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AECEB7.
12.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AECEB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AECEB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC8B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C5B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AACDC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECEB7?

#AECEB7 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 81% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AECEB7?

Use black text. Black on #AECEB7 has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECEB7?

Its complementary colour is #CEAEC5, and analogous partners are #B5CEAE and #AECEC7.