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#C2DBBC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C2DBBC

#C2DBBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 86% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.2), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5BCDB (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 14.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green219
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #C2DBBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2DBBC.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2DBBC.
14.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2DBBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2DBBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD5BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D3BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1D9D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2DBBC?

#C2DBBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 86% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2DBBC?

Use black text. Black on #C2DBBC has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2DBBC?

Its complementary colour is #D5BCDB, and analogous partners are #D2DBBC and #BCDBC6.