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#AFCAAD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFCAAD

#AFCAAD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 79% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.2), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8ADCA (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 — 11.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red175
Green202
Blue173

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #AFCAAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCAAD.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCAAD.
11.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AFCAAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC4AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C2AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADC8C2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFCAAD?

#AFCAAD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 79% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFCAAD?

Use black text. Black on #AFCAAD has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFCAAD?

Its complementary colour is #C8ADCA, and analogous partners are #BECAAD and #ADCABA.