#CBEBB4
Cream · very light cool green
About #CBEBB4
With the hex code #CBEBB4, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 92% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Cream and Vanilla — a ΔE of 16.3 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4B4EB, a wisteria 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 16.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CBEBB4?
With the hex code #CBEBB4, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 92% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #CBEBB4?
Use black text. Black on #CBEBB4 has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CBEBB4?
Its complementary colour is #D4B4EB, and analogous partners are #E6EBB4 and #B4EBB9.