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#CBD2B8

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CBD2B8

With the hex code #CBD2B8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 82% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 4.5 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFB8D2, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.45:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green210
Blue184

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 4.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #CBD2B8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBD2B8.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBD2B8.
13.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBD2B8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBD2B8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6CFB7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5CFB9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CECFCB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBD2B8?

With the hex code #CBD2B8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 82% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBD2B8?

Use black text. Black on #CBD2B8 has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBD2B8?

Its complementary colour is #BFB8D2, and analogous partners are #D2CCB8 and #BED2B8.