#C2D3BF
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #C2D3BF
#C2D3BF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 83% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.7); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0BFD3 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C2D3BF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #C2D3BF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C2D3BF?
#C2D3BF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 83% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C2D3BF?
Use black text. Black on #C2D3BF has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C2D3BF?
Its complementary colour is #D0BFD3, and analogous partners are #CCD3BF and #BFD3C6.