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#C4CBB2

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C4CBB2

#C4CBB2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 80% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Light Sage (ΔE 2.4), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B9B2CB (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green203
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 2.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #C4CBB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C4CBB2.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C4CBB2.
12.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4CBB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4CBB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC8B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC8B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6C8C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4CBB2?

#C4CBB2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 80% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C4CBB2?

Use black text. Black on #C4CBB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4CBB2?

Its complementary colour is #B9B2CB, and analogous partners are #CBC5B2 and #B8CBB2.