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#C2D2AB

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C2D2AB

#C2D2AB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 82% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.5); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBABD2 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C2D2AB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green210
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.5
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.1
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #C2D2AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2D2AB.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2D2AB.
13.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2D2AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2D2AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7CDA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4CCAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4CEC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2D2AB?

#C2D2AB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 82% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2D2AB?

Use black text. Black on #C2D2AB has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2D2AB?

Its complementary colour is #BBABD2, and analogous partners are #D2CFAB and #AED2AB.