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#CCD2C0

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CCD2C0

With the hex code #CCD2C0, 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 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6C0D2, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green210
Blue192

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #CCD2C0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCD2C0.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCD2C0.
13.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD2C0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD2C0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D0BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D0C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CED0CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD2C0?

With the hex code #CCD2C0, 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 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCD2C0?

Use black text. Black on #CCD2C0 has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD2C0?

Its complementary colour is #C6C0D2, and analogous partners are #D2CFC0 and #C3D2C0.