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#C8CFB6

Light Sage · light cool green

About #C8CFB6

#C8CFB6 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 81% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 3.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDB6CF (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 13.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green207
Blue182

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #C8CFB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8CFB6.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8CFB6.
13.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8CFB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8CFB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CCB5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CCB7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CACCC8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8CFB6?

#C8CFB6 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 81% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C8CFB6?

Use black text. Black on #C8CFB6 has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8CFB6?

Its complementary colour is #BDB6CF, and analogous partners are #CFCAB6 and #BBCFB6.