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#CCD0BF

Light Sage · very light warm green

About #CCD0BF

With the hex code #CCD0BF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 82% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 6.1 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3BFD0, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green208
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.7

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

Text on #CCD0BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCD0BF.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCD0BF.
13.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD0BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD0BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CEBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2CEC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CECECB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD0BF?

With the hex code #CCD0BF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 82% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCD0BF?

Use black text. Black on #CCD0BF has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD0BF?

Its complementary colour is #C3BFD0, and analogous partners are #D0CBBF and #C4D0BF.