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#CDDFBC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CDDFBC

#CDDFBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.6), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEBCDF (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 14.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green223
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #CDDFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDDFBC.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CDDFBC.
14.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CDDFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DABA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0D9BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEDCD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDDFBC?

#CDDFBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CDDFBC?

Use black text. Black on #CDDFBC has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDDFBC?

Its complementary colour is #CEBCDF, and analogous partners are #DEDFBC and #BCDFBD.