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#C2CDAB

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C2CDAB

With the hex code #C2CDAB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 80% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B6ABCD, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green205
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #C2CDAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2CDAB.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2CDAB.
12.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2CDAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2CDAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2C9A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0C9AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5C9C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2CDAB?

With the hex code #C2CDAB, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 80% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2CDAB?

Use black text. Black on #C2CDAB has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2CDAB?

Its complementary colour is #B6ABCD, and analogous partners are #CDC7AB and #B1CDAB.