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#C1CDAB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C1CDAB

#C1CDAB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 80% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.5); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B7ABCD — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C1CDAB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red193
Green205
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.5
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 #C1CDAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C1CDAB.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C1CDAB.
12.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C1CDAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C1CDAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C9A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0C8AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4C9C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C1CDAB?

#C1CDAB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 80% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C1CDAB?

Use black text. Black on #C1CDAB has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C1CDAB?

Its complementary colour is #B7ABCD, and analogous partners are #CDC8AB and #B0CDAB.