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#CDCFC0

Bone · very light neutral

About #CDCFC0

#CDCFC0 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.3), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2C0CF (silver), 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 13.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red205
Green207
Blue192

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #CDCFC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #CDCFC0.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #CDCFC0.
13.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDCFC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDCFC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2CDBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CEC1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFCDCB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCFC0?

#CDCFC0 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CDCFC0?

Use black text. Black on #CDCFC0 has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCFC0?

Its complementary colour is #C2C0CF, and analogous partners are #CFCAC0 and #C6CFC0.