Any suggestion on how to make up for the color if i omit the c40?
I'm totally up to take it out as I want to do the style justice as its my favorite (just never brewed) but beersmith knocks the color down 2 points without it.
You can safely add 0.5% (or a touch more) chocolate malt for a little colour without impacting flavor at all. I do this regularly with my paler batches. I just added 0.8% black patent to the saison I have fermenting now.