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#AFC8AF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFC8AF

#AFC8AF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 78% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.9), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8AFC8 (thistle), 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 — 11.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red175
Green200
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #AFC8AF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFC8AF.
1.79:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFC8AF.
11.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFC8AF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFC8AF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C3AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C0B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADC6C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFC8AF?

#AFC8AF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 78% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFC8AF?

Use black text. Black on #AFC8AF has a contrast ratio of 11.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFC8AF?

Its complementary colour is #C8AFC8, and analogous partners are #BCC8AF and #AFC8BC.