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#D0DFBC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D0DFBC

#D0DFBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.6), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBBCDF (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 14.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green223
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.9
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #D0DFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D0DFBC.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D0DFBC.
14.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0DFBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0DFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DABA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1D9BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2DBD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0DFBC?

#D0DFBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0DFBC?

Use black text. Black on #D0DFBC has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0DFBC?

Its complementary colour is #CBBCDF, and analogous partners are #DFDDBC and #BFDFBC.