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#CFDFCA

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CFDFCA

#CFDFCA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 87% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.3); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DACADF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFDFCA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green223
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #CFDFCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFDFCA.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CFDFCA.
15.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CFDFCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DBC9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEDACB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFDDD9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFDFCA?

#CFDFCA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 87% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CFDFCA?

Use black text. Black on #CFDFCA has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFDFCA?

Its complementary colour is #DACADF, and analogous partners are #DADFCA and #CADFCF.