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#C5CDAC

Light Sage · light warm green

About #C5CDAC

#C5CDAC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.3), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B4ACCD (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 12.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red197
Green205
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #C5CDAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C5CDAC.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C5CDAC.
12.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C5CDAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C5CDAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2C9AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1C9AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8C9C4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C5CDAC?

#C5CDAC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C5CDAC?

Use black text. Black on #C5CDAC has a contrast ratio of 12.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C5CDAC?

Its complementary colour is #B4ACCD, and analogous partners are #CDC5AC and #B5CDAC.