#CBD3BF
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #CBD3BF
#CBD3BF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 83% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.1); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7BFD3 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CBD3BF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBD3BF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBD3BF?
#CBD3BF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 83% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBD3BF?
Use black text. Black on #CBD3BF has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBD3BF?
Its complementary colour is #C7BFD3, and analogous partners are #D3D1BF and #C1D3BF.