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#D0DBBA

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D0DBBA

#D0DBBA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 86% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.1), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5BADB (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 14.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green219
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #D0DBBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D0DBBA.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D0DBBA.
14.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0DBBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0DBBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD7B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DED7BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3D7D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0DBBA?

#D0DBBA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 86% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0DBBA?

Use black text. Black on #D0DBBA has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0DBBA?

Its complementary colour is #C5BADB, and analogous partners are #DBD5BA and #C0DBBA.