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#D1DCBE

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D1DCBE

#D1DCBE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 86% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.7), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9BEDC (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 14.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red209
Green220
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #D1DCBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D1DCBE.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D1DCBE.
14.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1DCBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1DCBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D8BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DED8BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3D9D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1DCBE?

#D1DCBE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 86% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D1DCBE?

Use black text. Black on #D1DCBE has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1DCBE?

Its complementary colour is #C9BEDC, and analogous partners are #DCD8BE and #C2DCBE.