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#CCE2BC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CCE2BC

With the hex code #CCE2BC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 89% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 11.5 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2BCE2, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green226
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #CCE2BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCE2BC.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CCE2BC.
15.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCE2BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCE2BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6DCBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DABE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDDFD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCE2BC?

With the hex code #CCE2BC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 89% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CCE2BC?

Use black text. Black on #CCE2BC has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCE2BC?

Its complementary colour is #D2BCE2, and analogous partners are #DFE2BC and #BCE2BF.