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#AFD2BE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AFD2BE

#AFD2BE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 82% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.7); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2AFC3 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AFD2BE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red175
Green210
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #AFD2BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFD2BE.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AFD2BE.
12.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AFD2BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AFD2BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CCBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC8BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A9D2CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AFD2BE?

#AFD2BE is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 82% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AFD2BE?

Use black text. Black on #AFD2BE has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AFD2BE?

Its complementary colour is #D2AFC3, and analogous partners are #B2D2AF and #AFD2D0.