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#C3CDAD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C3CDAD

With the hex code #C3CDAD, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 80% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 4.6 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B7ADCD, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red195
Green205
Blue173

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #C3CDAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C3CDAD.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C3CDAD.
12.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3CDAD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3CDAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C9AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0C9AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6C9C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3CDAD?

With the hex code #C3CDAD, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 80% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C3CDAD?

Use black text. Black on #C3CDAD has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3CDAD?

Its complementary colour is #B7ADCD, and analogous partners are #CDC7AD and #B3CDAD.