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#CED2C0

Light Sage · very light warm green

About #CED2C0

#CED2C0 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 82% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.2); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C4C0D2 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CED2C0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green210
Blue192

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.3

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

Text on #CED2C0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CED2C0.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CED2C0.
13.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED2C0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED2C0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D0BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D0C1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0D0CD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED2C0?

#CED2C0 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 82% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CED2C0?

Use black text. Black on #CED2C0 has a contrast ratio of 13.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED2C0?

Its complementary colour is #C4C0D2, and analogous partners are #D2CDC0 and #C5D2C0.