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#C7CDB2

Light Sage · light warm green

About #C7CDB2

With the hex code #C7CDB2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 80% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 3.5 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B8B2CD, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red199
Green205
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #C7CDB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C7CDB2.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C7CDB2.
12.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7CDB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7CDB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CAB0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CAB3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CACAC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7CDB2?

With the hex code #C7CDB2, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 80% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C7CDB2?

Use black text. Black on #C7CDB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7CDB2?

Its complementary colour is #B8B2CD, and analogous partners are #CDC6B2 and #BACDB2.