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#CFDBBA

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CFDBBA

With the hex code #CFDBBA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 86% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6BADB, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green219
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #CFDBBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFDBBA.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFDBBA.
14.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFDBBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD7B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DED6BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2D7D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFDBBA?

With the hex code #CFDBBA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 86% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFDBBA?

Use black text. Black on #CFDBBA has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFDBBA?

Its complementary colour is #C6BADB, and analogous partners are #DBD6BA and #BFDBBA.