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#AFB79E

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFB79E

With the hex code #AFB79E, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 72% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 28% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A69EB7, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green183
Blue158

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #AFB79E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFB79E.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFB79E.
10.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFB79E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFB79E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAB49D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B49F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1B4B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFB79E?

With the hex code #AFB79E, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 72% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 28% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AFB79E?

Use black text. Black on #AFB79E has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFB79E?

Its complementary colour is #A69EB7, and analogous partners are #B7B39E and #A3B79E.