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#C8DFB8

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C8DFB8

#C8DFB8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 87% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 11.2), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFB8DF (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 14.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red200
Green223
Blue184

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #C8DFB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8DFB8.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C8DFB8.
14.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C8DFB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C8DFB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3D9B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD7BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9DCD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C8DFB8?

#C8DFB8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 78% red, 87% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C8DFB8?

Use black text. Black on #C8DFB8 has a contrast ratio of 14.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C8DFB8?

Its complementary colour is #CFB8DF, and analogous partners are #DCDFB8 and #B8DFBC.