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#CACDBF

Light Sage · light neutral

About #CACDBF

#CACDBF is a light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 80% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.9), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2BFCD (silver), 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 — 13.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red202
Green205
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #CACDBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CACDBF.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CACDBF.
13.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CACDBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCBBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCCBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCCBC9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CACDBF?

#CACDBF is a light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 80% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CACDBF?

Use black text. Black on #CACDBF has a contrast ratio of 13.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CACDBF?

Its complementary colour is #C2BFCD, and analogous partners are #CDC9BF and #C3CDBF.