#CDE0BF
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #CDE0BF
#CDE0BF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 88% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.4); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2BFE0 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDE0BF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDE0BF
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #CDE0BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDE0BF?
#CDE0BF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 88% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDE0BF?
Use black text. Black on #CDE0BF has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDE0BF?
Its complementary colour is #D2BFE0, and analogous partners are #DEE0BF and #BFE0C2.