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#CCDCC2

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CCDCC2

With the hex code #CCDCC2, 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, 12% 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 7.0 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2C2DC, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green220
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #CCDCC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCDCC2.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCDCC2.
14.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCDCC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCDCC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD8C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD7C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCDAD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCDCC2?

With the hex code #CCDCC2, 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, 12% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCDCC2?

Use black text. Black on #CCDCC2 has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCDCC2?

Its complementary colour is #D2C2DC, and analogous partners are #D9DCC2 and #C2DCC5.