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#CACDAD

Light Sage · light warm green

About #CACDAD

#CACDAD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 80% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.8), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B0ADCD (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red202
Green205
Blue173

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #CACDAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CACDAD.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CACDAD.
12.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CACDAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CAAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CBAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEC9C4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CACDAD?

#CACDAD is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 80% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CACDAD?

Use black text. Black on #CACDAD has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CACDAD?

Its complementary colour is #B0ADCD, and analogous partners are #CDC0AD and #BACDAD.