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#AFCAAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFCAAE

#AFCAAE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 79% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.0); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C9AECA — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AFCAAE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green202
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #AFCAAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCAAE.
1.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCAAE.
11.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AFCAAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBC5AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7C2AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADC8C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFCAAE?

#AFCAAE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 79% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFCAAE?

Use black text. Black on #AFCAAE has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFCAAE?

Its complementary colour is #C9AECA, and analogous partners are #BDCAAE and #AECABB.