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#CED2BC

Light Sage · very light warm green

About #CED2BC

#CED2BC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 82% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.3), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C0BCD2 (thistle), 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 13.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green210
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.8

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

Text on #CED2BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CED2BC.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CED2BC.
13.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED2BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED2BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6CFBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D0BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1CFCC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED2BC?

#CED2BC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 82% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CED2BC?

Use black text. Black on #CED2BC has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED2BC?

Its complementary colour is #C0BCD2, and analogous partners are #D2CBBC and #C3D2BC.