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#C2D3BE

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C2D3BE

#C2D3BE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 83% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.4), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFBED3 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green211
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #C2D3BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2D3BE.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2D3BE.
13.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2D3BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2D3BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5CFBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CDBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1D1CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2D3BE?

#C2D3BE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 83% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2D3BE?

Use black text. Black on #C2D3BE has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2D3BE?

Its complementary colour is #CFBED3, and analogous partners are #CCD3BE and #BED3C5.