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#CFDFC3

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CFDFC3

#CFDFC3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 87% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.2), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3C3DF (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 — 15.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red207
Green223
Blue195

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #CFDFC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFDFC3.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFDFC3.
15.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFDFC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFDFC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DBC1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD9C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0DCD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFDFC3?

#CFDFC3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 87% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFDFC3?

Use black text. Black on #CFDFC3 has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFDFC3?

Its complementary colour is #D3C3DF, and analogous partners are #DDDFC3 and #C3DFC5.