#C8D5BA
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #C8D5BA
#C8D5BA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 84% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.8); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7BAD5 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C8D5BA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C8D5BA?
#C8D5BA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 84% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #C8D5BA?
Use black text. Black on #C8D5BA has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C8D5BA?
Its complementary colour is #C7BAD5, and analogous partners are #D5D5BA and #BBD5BA.