#CDDABC
Light Sage · very light cool green
About #CDDABC
#CDDABC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 85% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.9); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C9BCDA — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDDABC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDDABC?
#CDDABC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 85% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDDABC?
Use black text. Black on #CDDABC has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDDABC?
Its complementary colour is #C9BCDA, and analogous partners are #DAD8BC and #BEDABC.