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#CFDBB8

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CFDBB8

#CFDBB8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 86% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.6), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4B8DB (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 14.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green219
Blue184

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #CFDBB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFDBB8.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFDBB8.
14.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFDBB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFDBB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D6B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DED6B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2D7D1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFDBB8?

#CFDBB8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 86% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFDBB8?

Use black text. Black on #CFDBB8 has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFDBB8?

Its complementary colour is #C4B8DB, and analogous partners are #DBD5B8 and #BEDBB8.