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#C6CEBC

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C6CEBC

#C6CEBC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 81% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.4), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4BCCE (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 12.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red198
Green206
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #C6CEBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C6CEBC.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C6CEBC.
12.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6CEBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6CEBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CBBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCBBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7CCC9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6CEBC?

#C6CEBC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 81% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C6CEBC?

Use black text. Black on #C6CEBC has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6CEBC?

Its complementary colour is #C4BCCE, and analogous partners are #CECDBC and #BDCEBC.