#CBD4AE
Light Sage · very light warm green
About #CBD4AE
#CBD4AE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 83% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.4), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7AED4 (lilac), 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 13.57:1 (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 #CBD4AE?
#CBD4AE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 83% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CBD4AE?
Use black text. Black on #CBD4AE has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBD4AE?
Its complementary colour is #B7AED4, and analogous partners are #D4CAAE and #B8D4AE.