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#CEDAB7

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CEDAB7

#CEDAB7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 85% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.3), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C3B7DA (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green218
Blue183

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #CEDAB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CEDAB7.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CEDAB7.
14.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEDAB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEDAB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD6B5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD5B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1D6D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDAB7?

#CEDAB7 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 85% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDAB7?

Use black text. Black on #CEDAB7 has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDAB7?

Its complementary colour is #C3B7DA, and analogous partners are #DAD4B7 and #BDDAB7.