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#CCDBB8

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CCDBB8

#CCDBB8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 86% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C7B8DB (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green219
Blue184

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 12.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #CCDBB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCDBB8.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCDBB8.
14.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCDBB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCDBB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD6B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD5B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CED7D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCDBB8?

#CCDBB8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 86% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCDBB8?

Use black text. Black on #CCDBB8 has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCDBB8?

Its complementary colour is #C7B8DB, and analogous partners are #DBD8B8 and #BBDBB8.