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#D0DCBE

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D0DCBE

With the hex code #D0DCBE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 86% green and 75% 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 Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CABEDC, 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 14.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green220
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #D0DCBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D0DCBE.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D0DCBE.
14.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0DCBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0DCBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D8BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DED7BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2D9D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0DCBE?

With the hex code #D0DCBE, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 86% green and 75% 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 #D0DCBE?

Use black text. Black on #D0DCBE has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0DCBE?

Its complementary colour is #CABEDC, and analogous partners are #DCD9BE and #C1DCBE.