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#C3CAAB

Light Sage · light warm green

About #C3CAAB

#C3CAAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 79% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.2), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2ABCA (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red195
Green202
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #C3CAAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C3CAAB.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C3CAAB.
12.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3CAAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3CAAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC6A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC7AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6C6C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3CAAB?

#C3CAAB is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 79% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C3CAAB?

Use black text. Black on #C3CAAB has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3CAAB?

Its complementary colour is #B2ABCA, and analogous partners are #CAC2AB and #B3CAAB.