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#8CA58D

Sage · light cool green

About #8CA58D

#8CA58D is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 65% green and 55% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Sage (ΔE 9.1); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A58CA4 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #8CA58D for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red140
Green165
Blue141

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.1
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 14.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #8CA58D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #8CA58D.
2.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #8CA58D.
7.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8CA58D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8CA58D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6A08C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A29D8E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8AA49E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8CA58D?

#8CA58D is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 65% green and 55% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8CA58D?

Use black text. Black on #8CA58D has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8CA58D?

Its complementary colour is #A58CA4, and analogous partners are #98A58C and #8CA59A.