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#CBDBBC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CBDBBC

#CBDBBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 86% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.4), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCBCDB (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 14.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green219
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #CBDBBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBDBBC.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBDBBC.
14.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CBDBBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED6BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD5BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCD8D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBDBBC?

#CBDBBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 86% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CBDBBC?

Use black text. Black on #CBDBBC has a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBDBBC?

Its complementary colour is #CCBCDB, and analogous partners are #DBDBBC and #BCDBBD.