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#C2DBBA

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C2DBBA

#C2DBBA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 86% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.7); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3BADB — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C2DBBA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green219
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #C2DBBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2DBBA.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2DBBA.
14.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2DBBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2DBBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED5B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D3BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1D8D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2DBBA?

#C2DBBA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 86% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2DBBA?

Use black text. Black on #C2DBBA has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2DBBA?

Its complementary colour is #D3BADB, and analogous partners are #D3DBBA and #BADBC3.