#CCDFAC
Vanilla · very light cool green
About #CCDFAC
#CCDFAC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 87% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Vanilla (ΔE 14.0); Matcha comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFACDF — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCDFAC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CCDFAC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CCDFAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CCDFAC?
#CCDFAC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 87% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CCDFAC?
Use black text. Black on #CCDFAC has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCDFAC?
Its complementary colour is #BFACDF, and analogous partners are #DFD9AC and #B3DFAC.