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#C2CBAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C2CBAF

#C2CBAF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 80% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Light Sage (ΔE 2.7); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8AFCB — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C2CBAF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green203
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 2.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #C2CBAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2CBAF.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2CBAF.
12.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2CBAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2CBAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC7AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC7B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4C8C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2CBAF?

#C2CBAF is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 80% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2CBAF?

Use black text. Black on #C2CBAF has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2CBAF?

Its complementary colour is #B8AFCB, and analogous partners are #CBC6AF and #B4CBAF.