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#C8CDAC

Light Sage · light warm green

About #C8CDAC

#C8CDAC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B1ACCD (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 12.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green205
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #C8CDAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8CDAC.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8CDAC.
12.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8CDAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8CDAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2C9AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CAAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCC9C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8CDAC?

#C8CDAC is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C8CDAC?

Use black text. Black on #C8CDAC has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8CDAC?

Its complementary colour is #B1ACCD, and analogous partners are #CDC2AC and #B8CDAC.