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#C8DBC2

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C8DBC2

#C8DBC2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 86% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.8), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5C2DB (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 14.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green219
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #C8DBC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8DBC2.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8DBC2.
14.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8DBC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8DBC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD7C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD5C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8D9D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8DBC2?

#C8DBC2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 86% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C8DBC2?

Use black text. Black on #C8DBC2 has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8DBC2?

Its complementary colour is #D5C2DB, and analogous partners are #D4DBC2 and #C2DBC9.