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#C4DBBC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C4DBBC

With the hex code #C4DBBC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 86% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3BCDB, 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 14.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green219
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #C4DBBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C4DBBC.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C4DBBC.
14.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4DBBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4DBBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD6BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD3BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3D9D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4DBBC?

With the hex code #C4DBBC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 86% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C4DBBC?

Use black text. Black on #C4DBBC has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4DBBC?

Its complementary colour is #D3BCDB, and analogous partners are #D4DBBC and #BCDBC4.