#CBCFAA
Light Sage · light warm green
About #CBCFAA
#CBCFAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.9), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEAACF (lilac), 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 13.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBCFAA?
#CBCFAA is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CBCFAA?
Use black text. Black on #CBCFAA has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBCFAA?
Its complementary colour is #AEAACF, and analogous partners are #CFC1AA and #B9CFAA.