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#CCDDCF

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CCDDCF

#CCDDCF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 87% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.3); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDCCDA — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCDDCF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red204
Green221
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #CCDDCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCDDCF.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCDDCF.
14.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CCDDCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDACE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD8D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CADCD9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCDDCF?

#CCDDCF is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 87% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CCDDCF?

Use black text. Black on #CCDDCF has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCDDCF?

Its complementary colour is #DDCCDA, and analogous partners are #D2DDCC and #CCDDD8.