#CED5B7
Light Sage · very light warm green
About #CED5B7
#CED5B7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 84% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEB7D5 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CED5B7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CED5B7
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CED5B7?
#CED5B7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 84% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 16% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CED5B7?
Use black text. Black on #CED5B7 has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CED5B7?
Its complementary colour is #BEB7D5, and analogous partners are #D5CDB7 and #BFD5B7.