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#AFCDAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFCDAA

#AFCDAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.9), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8AACD (lilac), 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 12.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green205
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #AFCDAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCDAA.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCDAA.
12.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AFCDAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC7A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC4AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADCBC3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFCDAA?

#AFCDAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFCDAA?

Use black text. Black on #AFCDAA has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFCDAA?

Its complementary colour is #C8AACD, and analogous partners are #C1CDAA and #AACDB7.