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#CCDEBD

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CCDEBD

With the hex code #CCDEBD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFBDDE, 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 — 14.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red204
Green222
Blue189

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #CCDEBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCDEBD.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCDEBD.
14.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CCDEBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1D9BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD8BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDDBD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCDEBD?

With the hex code #CCDEBD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCDEBD?

Use black text. Black on #CCDEBD has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCDEBD?

Its complementary colour is #CFBDDE, and analogous partners are #DCDEBD and #BDDEBF.