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#CBCEB0

Light Sage · light warm green

About #CBCEB0

With the hex code #CBCEB0, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.3 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B3B0CE, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green206
Blue176

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #CBCEB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCEB0.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCEB0.
12.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBCEB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBCEB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CBAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CCB1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFCAC5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBCEB0?

With the hex code #CBCEB0, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 81% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBCEB0?

Use black text. Black on #CBCEB0 has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBCEB0?

Its complementary colour is #B3B0CE, and analogous partners are #CEC2B0 and #BCCEB0.