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#C2CAAA

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C2CAAA

#C2CAAA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 79% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.5); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2AACA — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C2CAAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green202
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.1
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #C2CAAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2CAAA.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2CAAA.
12.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2CAAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2CAAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC6A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC6AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5C6C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2CAAA?

#C2CAAA is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 79% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2CAAA?

Use black text. Black on #C2CAAA has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2CAAA?

Its complementary colour is #B2AACA, and analogous partners are #CAC2AA and #B2CAAA.