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#CFD7C2

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CFD7C2

#CFD7C2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 84% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.2), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CAC2D7 (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 14.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green215
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #CFD7C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFD7C2.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFD7C2.
14.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFD7C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFD7C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD4C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D4C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1D5D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFD7C2?

#CFD7C2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 84% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFD7C2?

Use black text. Black on #CFD7C2 has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFD7C2?

Its complementary colour is #CAC2D7, and analogous partners are #D7D5C2 and #C5D7C2.