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#CBDACE

Light Gray · very light cool green

About #CBDACE

With the hex code #CBDACE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 85% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Gray — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DACBD7, 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 14.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green218
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #CBDACE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CBDACE.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CBDACE.
14.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CBDACE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD7CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D5CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9D9D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBDACE?

With the hex code #CBDACE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 85% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBDACE?

Use black text. Black on #CBDACE has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBDACE?

Its complementary colour is #DACBD7, and analogous partners are #CFDACB and #CBDAD6.