#CCD4BA
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #CCD4BA
#CCD4BA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 83% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 4.9); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2BAD4 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCD4BA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CCD4BA
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CCD4BA?
#CCD4BA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 83% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CCD4BA?
Use black text. Black on #CCD4BA has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCD4BA?
Its complementary colour is #C2BAD4, and analogous partners are #D4CFBA and #BFD4BA.