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#AFCBBC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFCBBC

#AFCBBC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.4); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CBAFBE — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AFCBBC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green203
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #AFCBBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCBBC.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCBBC.
12.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AFCBBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC7BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C3BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AACBC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFCBBC?

#AFCBBC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFCBBC?

Use black text. Black on #AFCBBC has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFCBBC?

Its complementary colour is #CBAFBE, and analogous partners are #B0CBAF and #AFCBCA.