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#9DBCA9

Light Sage · light cool green

About #9DBCA9

#9DBCA9 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 74% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.2), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BC9DB0 (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red157
Green188
Blue169

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #9DBCA9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9DBCA9.
2.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #9DBCA9.
10.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9DBCA9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9DBCA9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBB7A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B3AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98BCB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9DBCA9?

#9DBCA9 is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 74% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #9DBCA9?

Use black text. Black on #9DBCA9 has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9DBCA9?

Its complementary colour is #BC9DB0, and analogous partners are #A1BC9D and #9DBCB9.