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#C2CAA3

Light Sage · light warm green

About #C2CAA3

#C2CAA3 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 79% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.1), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABA3CA (lilac), 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 — 12.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green202
Blue163

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.6
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #C2CAA3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2CAA3.
1.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2CAA3.
12.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2CAA3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2CAA3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C6A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFC6A5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6C5BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2CAA3?

#C2CAA3 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 79% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C2CAA3?

Use black text. Black on #C2CAA3 has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2CAA3?

Its complementary colour is #ABA3CA, and analogous partners are #CABEA3 and #AECAA3.