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#C3DDBC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C3DDBC

#C3DDBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.3), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D6BCDD (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 14.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red195
Green221
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #C3DDBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C3DDBC.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C3DDBC.
14.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C3DDBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C3DDBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD7BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD5BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2DAD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C3DDBC?

#C3DDBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 76% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C3DDBC?

Use black text. Black on #C3DDBC has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C3DDBC?

Its complementary colour is #D6BCDD, and analogous partners are #D3DDBC and #BCDDC6.