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#C3CAAA

Light Sage · light warm green

About #C3CAAA

With the hex code #C3CAAA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 79% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B1AACA, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red195
Green202
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #C3CAAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C3CAAA.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C3CAAA.
12.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3CAAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3CAAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC6A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC7AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7C6C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3CAAA?

With the hex code #C3CAAA, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 79% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C3CAAA?

Use black text. Black on #C3CAAA has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3CAAA?

Its complementary colour is #B1AACA, and analogous partners are #CAC1AA and #B3CAAA.