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#CDDCC2

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CDDCC2

#CDDCC2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 86% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.0), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D1C2DC (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 14.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green220
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #CDDCC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDDCC2.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDDCC2.
14.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDDCC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDDCC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD8C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD7C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEDAD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDDCC2?

#CDDCC2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 86% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CDDCC2?

Use black text. Black on #CDDCC2 has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDDCC2?

Its complementary colour is #D1C2DC, and analogous partners are #DADCC2 and #C2DCC4.