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#C2D2AF

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C2D2AF

With the hex code #C2D2AF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 82% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFAFD2, a lilac shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green210
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 13.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #C2D2AF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2D2AF.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2D2AF.
13.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2D2AF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2D2AF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6CDAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4CCB0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4CFC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2D2AF?

With the hex code #C2D2AF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 82% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2D2AF?

Use black text. Black on #C2D2AF has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2D2AF?

Its complementary colour is #BFAFD2, and analogous partners are #D2D1AF and #B1D2AF.