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#C8CDBD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C8CDBD

With the hex code #C8CDBD, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 80% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2BDCD, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red200
Green205
Blue189

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #C8CDBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8CDBD.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8CDBD.
12.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8CDBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8CDBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCBBC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCBBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9CBC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8CDBD?

With the hex code #C8CDBD, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 80% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C8CDBD?

Use black text. Black on #C8CDBD has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8CDBD?

Its complementary colour is #C2BDCD, and analogous partners are #CDCABD and #C0CDBD.