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#AFCDAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFCDAC

With the hex code #AFCDAC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 80% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAACCD, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red175
Green205
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #AFCDAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCDAC.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCDAC.
12.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AFCDAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC7AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC4AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADCBC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFCDAC?

With the hex code #AFCDAC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 80% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AFCDAC?

Use black text. Black on #AFCDAC has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFCDAC?

Its complementary colour is #CAACCD, and analogous partners are #C0CDAC and #ACCDBA.