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#CFDAC5

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CFDAC5

#CFDAC5 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 85% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.9), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0C5DA (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green218
Blue197

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #CFDAC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFDAC5.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFDAC5.
14.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFDAC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFDAC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD7C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD6C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0D8D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFDAC5?

#CFDAC5 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 85% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFDAC5?

Use black text. Black on #CFDAC5 has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFDAC5?

Its complementary colour is #D0C5DA, and analogous partners are #DADAC5 and #C5DAC6.