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#C0CDAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C0CDAC

#C0CDAC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 80% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.0); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B9ACCD — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C0CDAC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red192
Green205
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #C0CDAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C0CDAC.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C0CDAC.
12.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0CDAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0CDAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C9AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFC8AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2CAC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0CDAC?

#C0CDAC is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 80% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C0CDAC?

Use black text. Black on #C0CDAC has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0CDAC?

Its complementary colour is #B9ACCD, and analogous partners are #CDCAAC and #B0CDAC.