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#C8D2B3

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C8D2B3

#C8D2B3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 82% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.1), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDB3D2 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red200
Green210
Blue179

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #C8D2B3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8D2B3.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8D2B3.
13.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8D2B3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8D2B3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6CEB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5CEB4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBCFC9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8D2B3?

#C8D2B3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 82% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C8D2B3?

Use black text. Black on #C8D2B3 has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8D2B3?

Its complementary colour is #BDB3D2, and analogous partners are #D2CDB3 and #B8D2B3.