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#CDDFAC

Vanilla · very light cool green

About #CDDFAC

With the hex code #CDDFAC, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Vanilla — a ΔE of 13.7 — followed by Matcha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEACDF, a wisteria 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 14.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green223
Blue172

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 13.7
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.5
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #CDDFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #CDDFAC.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #CDDFAC.
14.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDDFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5D9A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3D8AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1DAD1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDDFAC?

With the hex code #CDDFAC, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 87% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CDDFAC?

Use black text. Black on #CDDFAC has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDDFAC?

Its complementary colour is #BEACDF, and analogous partners are #DFD8AC and #B4DFAC.