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#CCD9B2

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CCD9B2

#CCD9B2 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 85% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.5); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFB2D9 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCD9B2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green217
Blue178

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 13.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #CCD9B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCD9B2.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCD9B2.
14.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD9B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD9B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED4B0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD4B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFD5CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD9B2?

#CCD9B2 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 85% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCD9B2?

Use black text. Black on #CCD9B2 has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD9B2?

Its complementary colour is #BFB2D9, and analogous partners are #D9D2B2 and #B8D9B2.