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#C7CAAB

Light Sage · light warm green

About #C7CAAB

#C7CAAB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 79% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.2); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AEABCA — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C7CAAB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red199
Green202
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #C7CAAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C7CAAB.
1.68:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C7CAAB.
12.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7CAAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7CAAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC7A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFC8AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBC6C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7CAAB?

#C7CAAB is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 79% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C7CAAB?

Use black text. Black on #C7CAAB has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7CAAB?

Its complementary colour is #AEABCA, and analogous partners are #CABDAB and #B7CAAB.