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#CBDACC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CBDACC

#CBDACC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 85% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DACBD9 (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 14.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green218
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #CBDACC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBDACC.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBDACC.
14.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CBDACC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD7CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D5CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAD9D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBDACC?

#CBDACC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 85% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CBDACC?

Use black text. Black on #CBDACC has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBDACC?

Its complementary colour is #DACBD9, and analogous partners are #D1DACB and #CBDAD4.