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#C8CFB8

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C8CFB8

With the hex code #C8CFB8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 81% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool 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 #BFB8CF, a thistle 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 13.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green207
Blue184

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 3.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #C8CFB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8CFB8.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8CFB8.
13.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8CFB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8CFB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CCB7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CCB9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CACCC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8CFB8?

With the hex code #C8CFB8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% red, 81% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C8CFB8?

Use black text. Black on #C8CFB8 has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8CFB8?

Its complementary colour is #BFB8CF, and analogous partners are #CFCBB8 and #BCCFB8.