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#CEDDC8

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #CEDDC8

With the hex code #CEDDC8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 87% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7C8DD, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green221
Blue200

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #CEDDC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CEDDC8.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #CEDDC8.
14.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEDDC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEDDC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD9C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD8C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEDBD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDDC8?

With the hex code #CEDDC8, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 87% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDDC8?

Use black text. Black on #CEDDC8 has a contrast ratio of 14.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDDC8?

Its complementary colour is #D7C8DD, and analogous partners are #D9DDC8 and #C8DDCC.