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#C8D2C2

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C8D2C2

#C8D2C2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 82% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.9), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCC2D2 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green210
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #C8D2C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8D2C2.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8D2C2.
13.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8D2C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8D2C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CFC1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CFC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8D1CD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8D2C2?

#C8D2C2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 82% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C8D2C2?

Use black text. Black on #C8D2C2 has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8D2C2?

Its complementary colour is #CCC2D2, and analogous partners are #D0D2C2 and #C2D2C4.