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#C4CEAE

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C4CEAE

With the hex code #C4CEAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 81% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool 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 #B8AECE, 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 12.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green206
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #C4CEAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C4CEAE.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C4CEAE.
12.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4CEAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4CEAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CAAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CAAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7CAC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4CEAE?

With the hex code #C4CEAE, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 81% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C4CEAE?

Use black text. Black on #C4CEAE has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4CEAE?

Its complementary colour is #B8AECE, and analogous partners are #CEC8AE and #B4CEAE.