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#CFDBC0

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CFDBC0

With the hex code #CFDBC0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 86% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% 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 6.9 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCC0DB, 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 14.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green219
Blue192

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #CFDBC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFDBC0.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFDBC0.
14.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFDBC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFDBC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED7BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD7C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1D8D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFDBC0?

With the hex code #CFDBC0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 86% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFDBC0?

Use black text. Black on #CFDBC0 has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFDBC0?

Its complementary colour is #CCC0DB, and analogous partners are #DBDAC0 and #C2DBC0.