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#D0D5BC

Light Sage · very light warm green

About #D0D5BC

With the hex code #D0D5BC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 84% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C1BCD5, 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 13.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green213
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 5.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #D0D5BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D0D5BC.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D0D5BC.
13.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0D5BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0D5BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D2BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D3BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3D2CE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0D5BC?

With the hex code #D0D5BC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 84% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0D5BC?

Use black text. Black on #D0D5BC has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0D5BC?

Its complementary colour is #C1BCD5, and analogous partners are #D5CEBC and #C4D5BC.