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#CADEBD

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CADEBD

#CADEBD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 87% green and 74% 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 8.9), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D1BDDE (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 — 14.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green222
Blue189

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #CADEBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CADEBD.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CADEBD.
14.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CADEBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1D9BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DED7BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBDBD5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CADEBD?

#CADEBD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 87% green and 74% 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 #CADEBD?

Use black text. Black on #CADEBD has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CADEBD?

Its complementary colour is #D1BDDE, and analogous partners are #DBDEBD and #BDDEC1.