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#AFCDB0

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFCDB0

#AFCDB0 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 80% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.1), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDAFCC (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 12.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green205
Blue176

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #AFCDB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCDB0.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCDB0.
12.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFCDB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFCDB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC7AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9C4B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACCBC5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFCDB0?

#AFCDB0 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 80% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFCDB0?

Use black text. Black on #AFCDB0 has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFCDB0?

Its complementary colour is #CDAFCC, and analogous partners are #BDCDAF and #AFCDBF.