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#CEDAB6

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CEDAB6

With the hex code #CEDAB6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 85% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2B6DA, 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 14.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green218
Blue182

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #CEDAB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CEDAB6.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CEDAB6.
14.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEDAB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEDAB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD5B4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD5B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1D6D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDAB6?

With the hex code #CEDAB6, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 85% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDAB6?

Use black text. Black on #CEDAB6 has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDAB6?

Its complementary colour is #C2B6DA, and analogous partners are #DAD4B6 and #BCDAB6.