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#CDD2AC

Light Sage · very light warm green

About #CDD2AC

#CDD2AC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 82% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.6); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B1ACD2 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDD2AC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green210
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.5
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #CDD2AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDD2AC.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDD2AC.
13.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDD2AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDD2AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8CEAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8CFAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2CDC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDD2AC?

#CDD2AC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 82% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CDD2AC?

Use black text. Black on #CDD2AC has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDD2AC?

Its complementary colour is #B1ACD2, and analogous partners are #D2C4AC and #BAD2AC.