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#C4DEBD

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C4DEBD

#C4DEBD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% 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 9.5), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7BDDE (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red196
Green222
Blue189

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 9.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #C4DEBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C4DEBD.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C4DEBD.
14.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4DEBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4DEBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D8BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD6BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3DBD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4DEBD?

#C4DEBD is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% 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 #C4DEBD?

Use black text. Black on #C4DEBD has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4DEBD?

Its complementary colour is #D7BDDE, and analogous partners are #D5DEBD and #BDDEC6.