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#CCD7CC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CCD7CC

#CCD7CC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.1); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7CCD7 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCD7CC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green215
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #CCD7CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD7CC.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD7CC.
14.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD7CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD7CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D5CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D3CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBD6D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD7CC?

#CCD7CC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CCD7CC?

Use black text. Black on #CCD7CC has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD7CC?

Its complementary colour is #D7CCD7, and analogous partners are #D2D7CC and #CCD7D2.