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#AFCCAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFCCAC

#AFCCAC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.6); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C9ACCC — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AFCCAC 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
Green204
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.6
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #AFCCAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

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

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AFCCAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC6AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C3AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADCAC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFCCAC?

#AFCCAC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 80% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFCCAC?

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

›What colours go with #AFCCAC?

Its complementary colour is #C9ACCC, and analogous partners are #BFCCAC and #ACCCB9.