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#C0CAAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C0CAAE

#C0CAAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 79% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Light Sage (ΔE 2.4), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8AECA (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 12.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red192
Green202
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 2.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #C0CAAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C0CAAE.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C0CAAE.
12.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0CAAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0CAAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC6AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC6AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2C7C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0CAAE?

#C0CAAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 79% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C0CAAE?

Use black text. Black on #C0CAAE has a contrast ratio of 12.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0CAAE?

Its complementary colour is #B8AECA, and analogous partners are #CAC6AE and #B2CAAE.