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#AFCFB4

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFCFB4

#AFCFB4 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 81% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.5), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFAFCA (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 12.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green207
Blue180

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #AFCFB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCFB4.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFCFB4.
12.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFCFB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFCFB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C9B3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CAC5B5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABCEC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFCFB4?

#AFCFB4 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 69% red, 81% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFCFB4?

Use black text. Black on #AFCFB4 has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFCFB4?

Its complementary colour is #CFAFCA, and analogous partners are #BACFAF and #AFCFC4.