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#C4DBBA

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C4DBBA

#C4DBBA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 86% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.4), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D1BADB (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 14.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green219
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #C4DBBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C4DBBA.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C4DBBA.
14.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4DBBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4DBBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED5B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD3BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4D8D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4DBBA?

#C4DBBA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 86% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C4DBBA?

Use black text. Black on #C4DBBA has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4DBBA?

Its complementary colour is #D1BADB, and analogous partners are #D5DBBA and #BADBC0.