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#C1CDAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C1CDAC

With the hex code #C1CDAC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 80% green and 67% 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 5.0 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8ACCD, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red193
Green205
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #C1CDAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C1CDAC.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C1CDAC.
12.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C1CDAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C1CDAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C9AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFC8AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4C9C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C1CDAC?

With the hex code #C1CDAC, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 80% green and 67% 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 #C1CDAC?

Use black text. Black on #C1CDAC has a contrast ratio of 12.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C1CDAC?

Its complementary colour is #B8ACCD, and analogous partners are #CDC9AC and #B1CDAC.