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#C6DEBD

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #C6DEBD

With the hex code #C6DEBD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% 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 9.3 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5BDDE, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red198
Green222
Blue189

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.3
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 10.1
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #C6DEBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C6DEBD.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C6DEBD.
14.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C6DEBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C6DEBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1D8BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD6BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6DBD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C6DEBD?

With the hex code #C6DEBD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 78% 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 #C6DEBD?

Use black text. Black on #C6DEBD has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C6DEBD?

Its complementary colour is #D5BDDE, and analogous partners are #D7DEBD and #BDDEC4.