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#CBDFCA

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CBDFCA

#CBDFCA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 87% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.4), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DECADF (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 14.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red203
Green223
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #CBDFCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBDFCA.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CBDFCA.
14.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CBDFCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DBC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD9CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CADED9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CBDFCA?

#CBDFCA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 87% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CBDFCA?

Use black text. Black on #CBDFCA has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CBDFCA?

Its complementary colour is #DECADF, and analogous partners are #D5DFCA and #CADFD3.