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#CFDACB

Bone · very light cool green

About #CFDACB

#CFDACB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 85% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 7.6), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D6CBDA (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 — 14.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green218
Blue203

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #CFDACB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #CFDACB.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #CFDACB.
14.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFDACB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD7CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D6CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFD9D6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFDACB?

#CFDACB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 85% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFDACB?

Use black text. Black on #CFDACB has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFDACB?

Its complementary colour is #D6CBDA, and analogous partners are #D7DACB and #CBDACE.