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#CBCEB2

Light Sage · light warm green

About #CBCEB2

#CBCEB2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.8); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B5B2CE — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #CBCEB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 13.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green206
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #CBCEB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCEB2.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCEB2.
13.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBCEB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBCEB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CBB0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CCB3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFCAC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBCEB2?

#CBCEB2 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBCEB2?

Use black text. Black on #CBCEB2 has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBCEB2?

Its complementary colour is #B5B2CE, and analogous partners are #CEC3B2 and #BDCEB2.