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#AED0BA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AED0BA

#AED0BA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 82% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.0), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0AEC4 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green208
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #AED0BA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AED0BA.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AED0BA.
12.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AED0BA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AED0BA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CAB9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C6BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9CFC9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AED0BA?

#AED0BA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 82% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AED0BA?

Use black text. Black on #AED0BA has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AED0BA?

Its complementary colour is #D0AEC4, and analogous partners are #B3D0AE and #AED0CB.