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#AFBE85

Matcha · light cool green

About #AFBE85

With the hex code #AFBE85, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 75% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Matcha — a ΔE of 2.1 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9485BE, a wisteria shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red175
Green190
Blue133

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 2.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.8
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #AFBE85

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #AFBE85.
1.99:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #AFBE85.
10.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFBE85 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFBE85
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5B881
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3B888
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4B8AF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFBE85?

With the hex code #AFBE85, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 75% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AFBE85?

Use black text. Black on #AFBE85 has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFBE85?

Its complementary colour is #9485BE, and analogous partners are #BEB185 and #93BE85.