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#C8DAAE

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C8DAAE

#C8DAAE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 85% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 11.9), with Matcha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C0AEDA (lilac), 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 14.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green218
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.9
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.6
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #C8DAAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8DAAE.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8DAAE.
14.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8DAAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8DAAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD4AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD3B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBD6CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8DAAE?

#C8DAAE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 85% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C8DAAE?

Use black text. Black on #C8DAAE has a contrast ratio of 14.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8DAAE?

Its complementary colour is #C0AEDA, and analogous partners are #DAD6AE and #B2DAAE.