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#CCDBC3

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CCDBC3

With the hex code #CCDBC3, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 86% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2C3DB, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green219
Blue195

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #CCDBC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCDBC3.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCDBC3.
14.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCDBC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCDBC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD7C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD6C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCD9D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCDBC3?

With the hex code #CCDBC3, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 86% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCDBC3?

Use black text. Black on #CCDBC3 has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCDBC3?

Its complementary colour is #D2C3DB, and analogous partners are #D8DBC3 and #C3DBC6.