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#CCCFC1

Bone · very light neutral

About #CCCFC1

#CCCFC1 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.7), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4C1CF (silver), 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 — 13.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red204
Green207
Blue193

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #CCCFC1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #CCCFC1.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #CCCFC1.
13.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCCFC1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCCFC1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1CDC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1CEC1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CECDCB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCFC1?

#CCCFC1 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCFC1?

Use black text. Black on #CCCFC1 has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCFC1?

Its complementary colour is #C4C1CF, and analogous partners are #CFCBC1 and #C5CFC1.