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#CFDBC1

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CFDBC1

#CFDBC1 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 86% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.8), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDC1DB (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 — 14.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green219
Blue193

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #CFDBC1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFDBC1.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFDBC1.
14.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFDBC1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFDBC1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED7C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD7C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0D8D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFDBC1?

#CFDBC1 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 86% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFDBC1?

Use black text. Black on #CFDBC1 has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFDBC1?

Its complementary colour is #CDC1DB, and analogous partners are #DBDAC1 and #C2DBC1.