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#C2DCBE

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C2DCBE

#C2DCBE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 86% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.4), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D8BEDC (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 14.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green220
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #C2DCBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2DCBE.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2DCBE.
14.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2DCBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2DCBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED6BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D4BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1DAD3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2DCBE?

#C2DCBE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 86% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C2DCBE?

Use black text. Black on #C2DCBE has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2DCBE?

Its complementary colour is #D8BEDC, and analogous partners are #D1DCBE and #BEDCC9.