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#AFCFAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFCFAF

#AFCFAF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 81% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.5); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFAFCF — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AFCFAF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red175
Green207
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.5
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 #AFCFAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCFAF.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCFAF.
12.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AFCFAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C9AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC5B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACCDC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFCFAF?

#AFCFAF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 81% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFCFAF?

Use black text. Black on #AFCFAF has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFCFAF?

Its complementary colour is #CFAFCF, and analogous partners are #BFCFAF and #AFCFBF.