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#D2DBBA

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D2DBBA

With the hex code #D2DBBA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 86% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3BADB, 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 14.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green219
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D2DBBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D2DBBA.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D2DBBA.
14.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2DBBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2DBBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D7B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD7BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5D7D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2DBBA?

With the hex code #D2DBBA, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 86% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2DBBA?

Use black text. Black on #D2DBBA has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2DBBA?

Its complementary colour is #C3BADB, and analogous partners are #DBD4BA and #C2DBBA.