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#C2CA8F

Matcha · light warm green

About #C2CA8F

#C2CA8F is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 79% green and 56% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Matcha (ΔE 7.5); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #978FCA — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C2CA8F for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red194
Green202
Blue143

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 7.5
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 14.2
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #C2CA8F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #C2CA8F.
1.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #C2CA8F.
12.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2CA8F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2CA8F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2C48B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2C591
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9C3BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2CA8F?

#C2CA8F is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 79% green and 56% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C2CA8F?

Use black text. Black on #C2CA8F has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2CA8F?

Its complementary colour is #978FCA, and analogous partners are #CAB48F and #A5CA8F.