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#CFD6BF

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CFD6BF

With the hex code #CFD6BF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 84% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6BFD6, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green214
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.3

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

Text on #CFD6BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFD6BF.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFD6BF.
14.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFD6BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFD6BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D3BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D3C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1D3CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFD6BF?

With the hex code #CFD6BF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 84% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFD6BF?

Use black text. Black on #CFD6BF has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFD6BF?

Its complementary colour is #C6BFD6, and analogous partners are #D6D2BF and #C4D6BF.