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#AFD2BB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFD2BB

#AFD2BB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 82% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.5); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2AFC6 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AFD2BB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red175
Green210
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.5
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #AFD2BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFD2BB.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFD2BB.
12.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFD2BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFD2BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CCBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC8BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AAD1CB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFD2BB?

#AFD2BB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 82% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFD2BB?

Use black text. Black on #AFD2BB has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFD2BB?

Its complementary colour is #D2AFC6, and analogous partners are #B5D2AF and #AFD2CC.