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#C0CDAD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C0CDAD

With the hex code #C0CDAD, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 80% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 4.5 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BAADCD, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red192
Green205
Blue173

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #C0CDAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C0CDAD.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C0CDAD.
12.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0CDAD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0CDAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C9AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFC8AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2CAC4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0CDAD?

With the hex code #C0CDAD, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 80% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C0CDAD?

Use black text. Black on #C0CDAD has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0CDAD?

Its complementary colour is #BAADCD, and analogous partners are #CDCAAD and #B0CDAD.