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#CED2B8

Light Sage · very light warm green

About #CED2B8

With the hex code #CED2B8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 82% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCB8D2, 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 13.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green210
Blue184

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #CED2B8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CED2B8.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CED2B8.
13.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED2B8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED2B8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6CFB7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D0B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1CFCB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED2B8?

With the hex code #CED2B8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 82% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CED2B8?

Use black text. Black on #CED2B8 has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED2B8?

Its complementary colour is #BCB8D2, and analogous partners are #D2C9B8 and #C1D2B8.