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#C4CCAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C4CCAE

#C4CCAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 80% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B6AECC (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 12.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green204
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #C4CCAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C4CCAE.
1.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C4CCAE.
12.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4CCAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4CCAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C8AC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFC8AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7C9C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4CCAE?

#C4CCAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 80% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C4CCAE?

Use black text. Black on #C4CCAE has a contrast ratio of 12.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4CCAE?

Its complementary colour is #B6AECC, and analogous partners are #CCC5AE and #B5CCAE.