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#AED2AA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AED2AA

#AED2AA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 82% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 12.3); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CEAAD2 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AED2AA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green210
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.1
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #AED2AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AED2AA.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AED2AA.
12.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AED2AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AED2AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CBA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC7AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACCFC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AED2AA?

#AED2AA is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 82% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AED2AA?

Use black text. Black on #AED2AA has a contrast ratio of 12.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AED2AA?

Its complementary colour is #CEAAD2, and analogous partners are #C2D2AA and #AAD2BA.