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#CCD4BF

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CCD4BF

#CCD4BF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 83% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.2), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C7BFD4 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green212
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #CCD4BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCD4BF.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCD4BF.
13.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD4BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD4BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D1BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D1C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CED2CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD4BF?

#CCD4BF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 83% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCD4BF?

Use black text. Black on #CCD4BF has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD4BF?

Its complementary colour is #C7BFD4, and analogous partners are #D4D2BF and #C2D4BF.