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#CEDFC1

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CEDFC1

#CEDFC1 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 87% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.5), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2C1DF (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 — 14.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green223
Blue193

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #CEDFC1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CEDFC1.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CEDFC1.
14.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEDFC1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEDFC1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DABF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD9C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFDCD6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDFC1?

#CEDFC1 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 87% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDFC1?

Use black text. Black on #CEDFC1 has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDFC1?

Its complementary colour is #D2C1DF, and analogous partners are #DDDFC1 and #C1DFC3.