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#CBD2C5

Bone · very light neutral

About #CBD2C5

#CBD2C5 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 82% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 7.4), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCC5D2 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red203
Green210
Blue197

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #CBD2C5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #CBD2C5.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #CBD2C5.
13.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBD2C5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBD2C5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D0C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CFC6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCD1CE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBD2C5?

#CBD2C5 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 82% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CBD2C5?

Use black text. Black on #CBD2C5 has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBD2C5?

Its complementary colour is #CCC5D2, and analogous partners are #D2D2C5 and #C5D2C6.