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#CBCFB6

Light Sage · very light warm green

About #CBCFB6

#CBCFB6 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.3), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAB6CF (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green207
Blue182

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #CBCFB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCFB6.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBCFB6.
13.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBCFB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBCFB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CCB5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3CDB7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CECCC8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBCFB6?

#CBCFB6 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CBCFB6?

Use black text. Black on #CBCFB6 has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBCFB6?

Its complementary colour is #BAB6CF, and analogous partners are #CFC7B6 and #BECFB6.