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#CADDBB

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CADDBB

#CADDBB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 87% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.8), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEBBDD (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 — 14.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red202
Green221
Blue187

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #CADDBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CADDBB.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CADDBB.
14.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CADDBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1D8B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD6BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBDAD3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CADDBB?

#CADDBB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 87% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CADDBB?

Use black text. Black on #CADDBB has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CADDBB?

Its complementary colour is #CEBBDD, and analogous partners are #DBDDBB and #BBDDBD.