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#C7D2AA

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C7D2AA

With the hex code #C7D2AA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 82% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B5AAD2, a lilac shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red199
Green210
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #C7D2AA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C7D2AA.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C7D2AA.
13.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7D2AA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7D2AA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7CDA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6CDAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBCEC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7D2AA?

With the hex code #C7D2AA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 82% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C7D2AA?

Use black text. Black on #C7D2AA has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7D2AA?

Its complementary colour is #B5AAD2, and analogous partners are #D2C9AA and #B3D2AA.