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#AFCBB8

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFCBB8

#AFCBB8 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 80% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.3), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBAFC2 (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 12.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green203
Blue184

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #AFCBB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCBB8.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCBB8.
12.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFCBB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFCBB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBC6B7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C3B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABCAC5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFCBB8?

#AFCBB8 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 80% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFCBB8?

Use black text. Black on #AFCBB8 has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFCBB8?

Its complementary colour is #CBAFC2, and analogous partners are #B4CBAF and #AFCBC6.