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#AFBEAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFBEAA

#AFBEAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.4), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B9AABE (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green190
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #AFBEAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFBEAA.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFBEAA.
10.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AFBEAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BAA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDB9AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFBCB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFBEAA?

#AFBEAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 75% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFBEAA?

Use black text. Black on #AFBEAA has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFBEAA?

Its complementary colour is #B9AABE, and analogous partners are #B9BEAA and #AABEAF.