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#AFCDAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFCDAF

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

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDAFCD, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red175
Green205
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #AFCDAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCDAF.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCDAF.
12.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AFCDAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC7AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C4B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACCBC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFCDAF?

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

›What text colour should I use on #AFCDAF?

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

›What colours go with #AFCDAF?

Its complementary colour is #CDAFCD, and analogous partners are #BECDAF and #AFCDBE.