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#AFCAAB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFCAAB

#AFCAAB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 79% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.7); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6ABCA — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AFCAAB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red175
Green202
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #AFCAAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCAAB.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCAAB.
11.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AFCAAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC4A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C2AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADC8C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFCAAB?

#AFCAAB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 79% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFCAAB?

Use black text. Black on #AFCAAB has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFCAAB?

Its complementary colour is #C6ABCA, and analogous partners are #BECAAB and #ABCAB6.