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#AFBEA2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFBEA2

#AFBEA2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 75% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.7); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B1A2BE — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AFBEA2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green190
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #AFBEA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFBEA2.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFBEA2.
10.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFBEA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFBEA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C1BAA0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFB9A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0BBB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFBEA2?

#AFBEA2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 75% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFBEA2?

Use black text. Black on #AFBEA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFBEA2?

Its complementary colour is #B1A2BE, and analogous partners are #BDBEA2 and #A2BEA3.