#CCDFCA
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #CCDFCA
#CCDFCA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 87% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.4); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDCADF — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCDFCA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CCDFCA
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CCDFCA?
#CCDFCA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 87% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CCDFCA?
Use black text. Black on #CCDFCA has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CCDFCA?
Its complementary colour is #DDCADF, and analogous partners are #D7DFCA and #CADFD2.