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#CEDCCF

Bone · very light cool green

About #CEDCCF

With the hex code #CEDCCF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 86% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Bone — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCCEDB, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red206
Green220
Blue207

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #CEDCCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #CEDCCF.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #CEDCCF.
14.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CEDCCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD9CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD8D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDDBD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDCCF?

With the hex code #CEDCCF, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 86% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDCCF?

Use black text. Black on #CEDCCF has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDCCF?

Its complementary colour is #DCCEDB, and analogous partners are #D4DCCE and #CEDCD6.