#CDCFB8
Light Sage · very light warm green
About #CDCFB8
#CDCFB8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.0); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BAB8CF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDCFB8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDCFB8
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CDCFB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDCFB8?
#CDCFB8 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 81% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CDCFB8?
Use black text. Black on #CDCFB8 has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDCFB8?
Its complementary colour is #BAB8CF, and analogous partners are #CFC5B8 and #C2CFB8.