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#CCD2A5

Light Sage · very light warm green

About #CCD2A5

With the hex code #CCD2A5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 82% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 11.7 — followed by Sand. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABA5D2, a lilac 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 — 13.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green210
Blue165

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.7
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 12.1
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #CCD2A5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCD2A5.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCD2A5.
13.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD2A5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD2A5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9CDA2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9CEA7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2CDC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD2A5?

With the hex code #CCD2A5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 82% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCD2A5?

Use black text. Black on #CCD2A5 has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD2A5?

Its complementary colour is #ABA5D2, and analogous partners are #D2C2A5 and #B6D2A5.