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#AED2AB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AED2AB

With the hex code #AED2AB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 82% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 12.0 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFABD2, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green210
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #AED2AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AED2AB.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AED2AB.
12.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AED2AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AED2AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CBA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC7AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABCFC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AED2AB?

With the hex code #AED2AB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 82% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AED2AB?

Use black text. Black on #AED2AB has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AED2AB?

Its complementary colour is #CFABD2, and analogous partners are #C2D2AB and #ABD2BB.