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#CEDBB9

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CEDBB9

#CEDBB9 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 86% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.2), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6B9DB (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 — 14.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green219
Blue185

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #CEDBB9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CEDBB9.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CEDBB9.
14.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEDBB9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEDBB9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD6B7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD6BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0D7D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDBB9?

#CEDBB9 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 86% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDBB9?

Use black text. Black on #CEDBB9 has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDBB9?

Its complementary colour is #C6B9DB, and analogous partners are #DBD7B9 and #BDDBB9.