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#C8D0C2

Light Sage · very light neutral

About #C8D0C2

#C8D0C2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 82% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.6); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CAC2D0 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C8D0C2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red200
Green208
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #C8D0C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8D0C2.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8D0C2.
13.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8D0C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8D0C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CEC1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CDC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8CFCC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8D0C2?

#C8D0C2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 82% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C8D0C2?

Use black text. Black on #C8D0C2 has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8D0C2?

Its complementary colour is #CAC2D0, and analogous partners are #CFD0C2 and #C2D0C3.