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#D1DBBA

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D1DBBA

#D1DBBA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 86% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C4BADB — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D1DBBA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red209
Green219
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #D1DBBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D1DBBA.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D1DBBA.
14.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1DBBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1DBBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D7B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DED7BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4D7D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1DBBA?

#D1DBBA is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 86% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D1DBBA?

Use black text. Black on #D1DBBA has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1DBBA?

Its complementary colour is #C4BADB, and analogous partners are #DBD4BA and #C1DBBA.