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#AFCEAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFCEAE

With the hex code #AFCEAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 81% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% 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 #CDAECE, 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 12.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green206
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #AFCEAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCEAE.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCEAE.
12.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AFCEAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C8AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC5B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACCCC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFCEAE?

With the hex code #AFCEAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 81% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AFCEAE?

Use black text. Black on #AFCEAE has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFCEAE?

Its complementary colour is #CDAECE, and analogous partners are #BFCEAE and #AECEBD.