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#CDD6BC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CDD6BC

#CDD6BC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 84% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.4), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5BCD6 (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green214
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #CDD6BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDD6BC.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDD6BC.
13.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDD6BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDD6BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD3BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D2BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFD3CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDD6BC?

#CDD6BC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 84% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CDD6BC?

Use black text. Black on #CDD6BC has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDD6BC?

Its complementary colour is #C5BCD6, and analogous partners are #D6D2BC and #C0D6BC.