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#CDDFB8

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CDDFB8

With the hex code #CDDFB8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 10.9 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CAB8DF, a thistle 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 14.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green223
Blue184

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #CDDFB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDDFB8.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDDFB8.
14.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDDFB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDDFB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DAB6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1D8BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFDBD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDDFB8?

With the hex code #CDDFB8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDDFB8?

Use black text. Black on #CDDFB8 has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDDFB8?

Its complementary colour is #CAB8DF, and analogous partners are #DFDEB8 and #BADFB8.