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#CFD2C2

Bone · very light warm green

About #CFD2C2

#CFD2C2 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 82% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.9); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C5C2D2 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFD2C2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red207
Green210
Blue194

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #CFD2C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #CFD2C2.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #CFD2C2.
13.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFD2C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFD2C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D0C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D0C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1D0CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFD2C2?

#CFD2C2 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 82% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CFD2C2?

Use black text. Black on #CFD2C2 has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFD2C2?

Its complementary colour is #C5C2D2, and analogous partners are #D2CDC2 and #C7D2C2.