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#CCDACB

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CCDACB

#CCDACB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 85% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.2), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D9CBDA (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 — 14.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green218
Blue203

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #CCDACB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCDACB.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCDACB.
14.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CCDACB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD7CA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D6CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBD9D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCDACB?

#CCDACB is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 85% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCDACB?

Use black text. Black on #CCDACB has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCDACB?

Its complementary colour is #D9CBDA, and analogous partners are #D4DACB and #CBDAD1.