#CBD0BE
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #CBD0BE
#CBD0BE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 82% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C3BED0 (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 13.31:1 (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 #CBD0BE?
#CBD0BE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 82% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBD0BE?
Use black text. Black on #CBD0BE has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBD0BE?
Its complementary colour is #C3BED0, and analogous partners are #D0CCBE and #C2D0BE.