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#C2CEAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C2CEAE

#C2CEAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 81% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.6), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAAECE (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 12.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green206
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #C2CEAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2CEAE.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2CEAE.
12.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2CEAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2CEAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CAAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0C9AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4CBC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2CEAE?

#C2CEAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 81% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2CEAE?

Use black text. Black on #C2CEAE has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2CEAE?

Its complementary colour is #BAAECE, and analogous partners are #CECAAE and #B2CEAE.