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#AED2B6

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AED2B6

#AED2B6 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 82% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.1); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2AECA — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AED2B6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green210
Blue182

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #AED2B6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AED2B6.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AED2B6.
12.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AED2B6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AED2B6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CCB5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC7B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9D1CA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AED2B6?

#AED2B6 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 82% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AED2B6?

Use black text. Black on #AED2B6 has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AED2B6?

Its complementary colour is #D2AECA, and analogous partners are #B8D2AE and #AED2C8.