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#C0CAAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C0CAAF

#C0CAAF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 79% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Light Sage (ΔE 1.9); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B9AFCA — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C0CAAF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red192
Green202
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 1.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #C0CAAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C0CAAF.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C0CAAF.
12.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0CAAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0CAAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC6AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC6B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2C7C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0CAAF?

#C0CAAF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 79% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C0CAAF?

Use black text. Black on #C0CAAF has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0CAAF?

Its complementary colour is #B9AFCA, and analogous partners are #CAC7AF and #B3CAAF.