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#CACEB2

Light Sage · light warm green

About #CACEB2

#CACEB2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 81% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B6B2CE (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green206
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #CACEB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CACEB2.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CACEB2.
12.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CACEB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CACEB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CBB0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CCB3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CECAC6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CACEB2?

#CACEB2 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 81% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CACEB2?

Use black text. Black on #CACEB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CACEB2?

Its complementary colour is #B6B2CE, and analogous partners are #CEC4B2 and #BCCEB2.