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#CED2A4

Sand · very light warm green

About #CED2A4

#CED2A4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 82% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Sand (ΔE 11.3), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A8A4D2 (lilac), 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 13.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green210
Blue164

Closest named colours

Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 11.3
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 12.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #CED2A4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sand #CED2A4.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sand #CED2A4.
13.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED2A4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED2A4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9CEA1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9CFA6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4CCC5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED2A4?

#CED2A4 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 82% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CED2A4?

Use black text. Black on #CED2A4 has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED2A4?

Its complementary colour is #A8A4D2, and analogous partners are #D2BFA4 and #B7D2A4.