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#C1CAAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C1CAAF

With the hex code #C1CAAF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 79% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Light Sage — a ΔE of 2.1 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8AFCA, 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 — 12.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red193
Green202
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 2.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #C1CAAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C1CAAF.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C1CAAF.
12.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C1CAAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C1CAAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEC7AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC6B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3C7C2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C1CAAF?

With the hex code #C1CAAF, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 79% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C1CAAF?

Use black text. Black on #C1CAAF has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C1CAAF?

Its complementary colour is #B8AFCA, and analogous partners are #CAC6AF and #B4CAAF.