#CCCBBC is a light neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads restrained and easy to live with. It holds up as a large surface and is too pale to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how #CCCBBC works with other colors. Named schemes with #CCCBBC in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Soft Sage sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.
Soft Sage opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Soft Sage leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Soft Sage is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Soft Sage.
Soft Sage is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Soft Sage carrying the quiet middle.
How #CCCBBC actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #CCCBBC at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #CCCBBC;
--color-base-rgb: 204 203 188;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(83.9% 0.020 103.7);
--color-50: #F9F8F6;
--color-100: #EEEDE8;
--color-200: #DCDBD1;
--color-300: #C1BFAF;
--color-400: #A5A38D;
--color-500: #87856E;
--color-600: #6A6858;
--color-700: #4D4C42;
--color-800: #34332D;
--color-900: #20201D;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
soft-sage: {
50: '#F9F8F6',
100: '#EEEDE8',
200: '#DCDBD1',
300: '#C1BFAF',
400: '#A5A38D',
500: '#87856E',
600: '#6A6858',
700: '#4D4C42',
800: '#34332D',
900: '#20201D',
},
}
$base: #CCCBBC; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F9F8F6; $base-100: #EEEDE8; $base-200: #DCDBD1; $base-300: #C1BFAF; $base-400: #A5A38D; $base-500: #87856E; $base-600: #6A6858; $base-700: #4D4C42; $base-800: #34332D; $base-900: #20201D; $base-hover: #ABA98F; $base-subtle: #EFEFEC;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#CCCBBC",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F9F8F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EEEDE8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DCDBD1",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C1BFAF",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A5A38D",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#87856E",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#6A6858",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4D4C42",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#34332D",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#20201D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}