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#C5DDBC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C5DDBC

With the hex code #C5DDBC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 87% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4BCDD, 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 14.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red197
Green221
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #C5DDBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C5DDBC.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C5DDBC.
14.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C5DDBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C5DDBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D7BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD5BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5DAD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C5DDBC?

With the hex code #C5DDBC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 87% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C5DDBC?

Use black text. Black on #C5DDBC has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C5DDBC?

Its complementary colour is #D4BCDD, and analogous partners are #D6DDBC and #BCDDC3.