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#C2C8AB

Light Sage · light warm green

About #C2C8AB

#C2C8AB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 78% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B1ABC8 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green200
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #C2C8AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2C8AB.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2C8AB.
12.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2C8AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2C8AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCC5A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCC5AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5C5C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2C8AB?

#C2C8AB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 78% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C2C8AB?

Use black text. Black on #C2C8AB has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2C8AB?

Its complementary colour is #B1ABC8, and analogous partners are #C8BFAB and #B3C8AB.