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#CEDCC2

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CEDCC2

#CEDCC2 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 86% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.1); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0C2DC — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CEDCC2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green220
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #CEDCC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CEDCC2.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CEDCC2.
14.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEDCC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEDCC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD8C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD7C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFD9D4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDCC2?

#CEDCC2 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 86% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDCC2?

Use black text. Black on #CEDCC2 has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDCC2?

Its complementary colour is #D0C2DC, and analogous partners are #DBDCC2 and #C2DCC3.