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#C5DBBC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C5DBBC

#C5DBBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 86% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.8), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2BCDB (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 14.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red197
Green219
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #C5DBBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C5DBBC.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C5DBBC.
14.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C5DBBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C5DBBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED6BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD4BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5D8D2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C5DBBC?

#C5DBBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 77% red, 86% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #C5DBBC?

Use black text. Black on #C5DBBC has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C5DBBC?

Its complementary colour is #D2BCDB, and analogous partners are #D5DBBC and #BCDBC3.