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#CBCEAE

Light Sage · light warm green

About #CBCEAE

#CBCEAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.0), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B1AECE (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green206
Blue174

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #CBCEAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCEAE.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCEAE.
12.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CBCEAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CBAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CCAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFCAC5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBCEAE?

#CBCEAE is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBCEAE?

Use black text. Black on #CBCEAE has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBCEAE?

Its complementary colour is #B1AECE, and analogous partners are #CEC1AE and #BBCEAE.