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#AECFB5

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AECFB5

#AECFB5 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 81% green and 71% 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 7.7), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFAEC8 (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 — 12.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green207
Blue181

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #AECFB5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AECFB5.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AECFB5.
12.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AECFB5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AECFB5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC9B4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C5B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AACEC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECFB5?

#AECFB5 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 81% green and 71% 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 #AECFB5?

Use black text. Black on #AECFB5 has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECFB5?

Its complementary colour is #CFAEC8, and analogous partners are #B8CFAE and #AECFC6.