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#C5CFBF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C5CFBF

#C5CFBF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 81% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.2), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9BFCF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 13.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red197
Green207
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #C5CFBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C5CFBF.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C5CFBF.
13.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C5CFBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C5CFBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CCBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCCC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5CECA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C5CFBF?

#C5CFBF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 81% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C5CFBF?

Use black text. Black on #C5CFBF has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C5CFBF?

Its complementary colour is #C9BFCF, and analogous partners are #CDCFBF and #BFCFC1.