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#CBDEBE

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CBDEBE

With the hex code #CBDEBE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1BEDE, 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 14.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green222
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #CBDEBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBDEBE.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBDEBE.
14.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CBDEBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1D9BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DED7BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCDBD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBDEBE?

With the hex code #CBDEBE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CBDEBE?

Use black text. Black on #CBDEBE has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBDEBE?

Its complementary colour is #D1BEDE, and analogous partners are #DBDEBE and #BEDEC1.