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#C2C8A8

Light Sage · light warm green

About #C2C8A8

#C2C8A8 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 78% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEA8C8 (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green200
Blue168

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.9
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #C2C8A8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2C8A8.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2C8A8.
12.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2C8A8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2C8A8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC4A6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC5A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6C4BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2C8A8?

#C2C8A8 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 78% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C2C8A8?

Use black text. Black on #C2C8A8 has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2C8A8?

Its complementary colour is #AEA8C8, and analogous partners are #C8BEA8 and #B2C8A8.