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#AFCCBA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFCCBA

#AFCCBA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 80% green and 73% 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 6.8), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCAFC1 (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 12.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green204
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #AFCCBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCCBA.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCCBA.
12.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AFCCBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBC7B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C4BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AACCC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFCCBA?

#AFCCBA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 80% green and 73% 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 #AFCCBA?

Use black text. Black on #AFCCBA has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFCCBA?

Its complementary colour is #CCAFC1, and analogous partners are #B3CCAF and #AFCCC9.