#CBCFB4
Light Sage · very light warm green
About #CBCFB4
#CBCFB4 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.5); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8B4CF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CBCFB4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBCFB4
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBCFB4?
#CBCFB4 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CBCFB4?
Use black text. Black on #CBCFB4 has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBCFB4?
Its complementary colour is #B8B4CF, and analogous partners are #CFC6B4 and #BDCFB4.