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#C6DABC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C6DABC

#C6DABC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 85% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.1), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0BCDA (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red198
Green218
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #C6DABC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C6DABC.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C6DABC.
14.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6DABC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6DABC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD5BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D3BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6D7D1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6DABC?

#C6DABC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 85% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C6DABC?

Use black text. Black on #C6DABC has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6DABC?

Its complementary colour is #D0BCDA, and analogous partners are #D5DABC and #BCDAC1.