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#CEDBCB

Bone · very light cool green

About #CEDBCB

#CEDBCB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Bone (ΔE 8.2), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D8CBDB (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 — 14.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green219
Blue203

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #CEDBCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #CEDBCB.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #CEDBCB.
14.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEDBCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD8CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD7CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDDAD6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDBCB?

#CEDBCB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 86% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDBCB?

Use black text. Black on #CEDBCB has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDBCB?

Its complementary colour is #D8CBDB, and analogous partners are #D6DBCB and #CBDBD0.