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#CBDFB8

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CBDFB8

#CBDFB8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 87% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 10.9), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CCB8DF (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 14.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green223
Blue184

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #CBDFB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBDFB8.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBDFB8.
14.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CBDFB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CBDFB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3D9B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0D8BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDDBD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBDFB8?

#CBDFB8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 87% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CBDFB8?

Use black text. Black on #CBDFB8 has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBDFB8?

Its complementary colour is #CCB8DF, and analogous partners are #DFDFB8 and #B8DFB9.