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#AED0B2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AED0B2

#AED0B2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 82% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.7); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0AECC — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AED0B2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green208
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.7
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 #AED0B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AED0B2.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AED0B2.
12.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AED0B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AED0B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CAB0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC6B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AACEC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AED0B2?

#AED0B2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 82% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AED0B2?

Use black text. Black on #AED0B2 has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AED0B2?

Its complementary colour is #D0AECC, and analogous partners are #BBD0AE and #AED0C3.