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#D0DBBC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D0DBBC

With the hex code #D0DBBC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 86% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.6 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C7BCDB, 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 14.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green219
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #D0DBBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D0DBBC.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D0DBBC.
14.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0DBBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0DBBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD7BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD7BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2D8D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0DBBC?

With the hex code #D0DBBC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 86% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0DBBC?

Use black text. Black on #D0DBBC has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0DBBC?

Its complementary colour is #C7BCDB, and analogous partners are #DBD7BC and #C1DBBC.