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#AFBCA3

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFBCA3

#AFBCA3 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 74% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.5), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B0A3BC (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 — 10.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red175
Green188
Blue163

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.5
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #AFBCA3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFBCA3.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFBCA3.
10.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFBCA3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFBCA3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFB8A2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDB7A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0BAB5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFBCA3?

#AFBCA3 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 74% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFBCA3?

Use black text. Black on #AFBCA3 has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFBCA3?

Its complementary colour is #B0A3BC, and analogous partners are #BCBCA3 and #A3BCA3.