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#C2CDAC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C2CDAC

#C2CDAC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.0), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7ACCD (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green205
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #C2CDAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2CDAC.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2CDAC.
12.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2CDAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2CDAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C9AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0C9AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5C9C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2CDAC?

#C2CDAC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2CDAC?

Use black text. Black on #C2CDAC has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2CDAC?

Its complementary colour is #B7ACCD, and analogous partners are #CDC8AC and #B2CDAC.