#CBDEBD
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #CBDEBD
#CBDEBD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 87% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.8); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0BDDE — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CBDEBD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CBDEBD
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How #CBDEBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBDEBD?
#CBDEBD is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 87% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CBDEBD?
Use black text. Black on #CBDEBD has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBDEBD?
Its complementary colour is #D0BDDE, and analogous partners are #DBDEBD and #BDDEC0.