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#AED0AF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AED0AF

#AED0AF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 82% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.4); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0AECF — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AED0AF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green208
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #AED0AF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AED0AF.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AED0AF.
12.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AED0AF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AED0AF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C9AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC6B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABCEC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AED0AF?

#AED0AF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 82% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AED0AF?

Use black text. Black on #AED0AF has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AED0AF?

Its complementary colour is #D0AECF, and analogous partners are #BED0AE and #AED0C0.