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#AFBC9D

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFBC9D

#AFBC9D is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 74% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.1), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AA9DBC (lilac), 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 — 10.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red175
Green188
Blue157

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 7.5
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #AFBC9D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFBC9D.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFBC9D.
10.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFBC9D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFBC9D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0B89B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEB79E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1B9B3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFBC9D?

#AFBC9D is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 74% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFBC9D?

Use black text. Black on #AFBC9D has a contrast ratio of 10.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFBC9D?

Its complementary colour is #AA9DBC, and analogous partners are #BCBA9D and #A0BC9D.