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#C2D7CA

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C2D7CA

#C2D7CA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 84% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.4); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7C2CF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C2D7CA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green215
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #C2D7CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2D7CA.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2D7CA.
13.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2D7CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2D7CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D3C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D1CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFD7D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2D7CA?

#C2D7CA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 84% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2D7CA?

Use black text. Black on #C2D7CA has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2D7CA?

Its complementary colour is #D7C2CF, and analogous partners are #C4D7C2 and #C2D7D5.