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#CCD2A7

Light Sage · very light warm green

About #CCD2A7

#CCD2A7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 82% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 10.7); Sand comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADA7D2 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCD2A7 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
Green210
Blue167

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.7
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 12.3
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #CCD2A7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCD2A7.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCD2A7.
13.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD2A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD2A7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9CEA4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8CFA9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1CDC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD2A7?

#CCD2A7 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 82% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CCD2A7?

Use black text. Black on #CCD2A7 has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD2A7?

Its complementary colour is #ADA7D2, and analogous partners are #D2C3A7 and #B7D2A7.