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#AFB79F

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFB79F

#AFB79F is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 72% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 28% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.1), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A79FB7 (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red175
Green183
Blue159

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #AFB79F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFB79F.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFB79F.
10.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFB79F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFB79F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BAB49E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B4A0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1B4B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFB79F?

#AFB79F is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 72% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 28% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFB79F?

Use black text. Black on #AFB79F has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFB79F?

Its complementary colour is #A79FB7, and analogous partners are #B7B39F and #A3B79F.