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#CCDCC5

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CCDCC5

With the hex code #CCDCC5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 86% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% 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 7.1 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5C5DC, 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 — 14.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green220
Blue197

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #CCDCC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCDCC5.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCDCC5.
14.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCDCC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCDCC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED8C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD7C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCDAD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCDCC5?

With the hex code #CCDCC5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 86% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCDCC5?

Use black text. Black on #CCDCC5 has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCDCC5?

Its complementary colour is #D5C5DC, and analogous partners are #D8DCC5 and #C5DCCA.