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#CFDDC4

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CFDDC4

With the hex code #CFDDC4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 87% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2C4DD, 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 14.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green221
Blue196

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #CFDDC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFDDC4.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFDDC4.
14.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFDDC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFDDC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D9C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD8C5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0DBD6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFDDC4?

With the hex code #CFDDC4, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 87% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFDDC4?

Use black text. Black on #CFDDC4 has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFDDC4?

Its complementary colour is #D2C4DD, and analogous partners are #DBDDC4 and #C4DDC6.