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#AED0BB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AED0BB

#AED0BB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 82% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.1); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0AEC3 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AED0BB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green208
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #AED0BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AED0BB.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AED0BB.
12.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AED0BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AED0BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCABA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C6BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9CFCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AED0BB?

#AED0BB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 82% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AED0BB?

Use black text. Black on #AED0BB has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AED0BB?

Its complementary colour is #D0AEC3, and analogous partners are #B2D0AE and #AED0CC.