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#CDDBC0

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CDDBC0

#CDDBC0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 86% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.8), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEC0DB (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 14.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green219
Blue192

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #CDDBC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDDBC0.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDDBC0.
14.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDDBC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDDBC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED7BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD6C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CED8D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDDBC0?

#CDDBC0 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 86% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CDDBC0?

Use black text. Black on #CDDBC0 has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDDBC0?

Its complementary colour is #CEC0DB, and analogous partners are #DBDBC0 and #C0DBC1.