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#CEE1BC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CEE1BC

#CEE1BC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 88% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 10.7), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFBCE1 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green225
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #CEE1BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CEE1BC.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CEE1BC.
15.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEE1BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEE1BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DCBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DABE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFDDD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEE1BC?

#CEE1BC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 88% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEE1BC?

Use black text. Black on #CEE1BC has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEE1BC?

Its complementary colour is #CFBCE1, and analogous partners are #E0E1BC and #BCE1BD.