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#CDDBB0

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CDDBB0

With the hex code #CDDBB0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 86% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 11.6 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEB0DB, a lilac 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 14.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green219
Blue176

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.6
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 14.4
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #CDDBB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDDBB0.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDDBB0.
14.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDDBB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDDBB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1D6AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD5B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1D6CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDDBB0?

With the hex code #CDDBB0, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 86% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDDBB0?

Use black text. Black on #CDDBB0 has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDDBB0?

Its complementary colour is #BEB0DB, and analogous partners are #DBD3B0 and #B7DBB0.