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#CEDDC6

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CEDDC6

#CEDDC6 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 87% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.4), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5C6DD (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 14.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green221
Blue198

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #CEDDC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CEDDC6.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CEDDC6.
14.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEDDC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEDDC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD9C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD8C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEDBD6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDDC6?

#CEDDC6 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 87% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDDC6?

Use black text. Black on #CEDDC6 has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDDC6?

Its complementary colour is #D5C6DD, and analogous partners are #DADDC6 and #C6DDCA.