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#C7DDCB

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C7DDCB

#C7DDCB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 87% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.5); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDC7D9 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #C7DDCB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red199
Green221
Blue203

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #C7DDCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C7DDCB.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C7DDCB.
14.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C7DDCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C7DDCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD9CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9D6CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4DCD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C7DDCB?

#C7DDCB is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 87% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C7DDCB?

Use black text. Black on #C7DDCB has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C7DDCB?

Its complementary colour is #DDC7D9, and analogous partners are #CEDDC7 and #C7DDD6.