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#D2DCBE

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D2DCBE

#D2DCBE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 86% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.8); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C8BEDC — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D2DCBE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green220
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #D2DCBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D2DCBE.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D2DCBE.
14.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2DCBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2DCBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D8BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD8BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5D9D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2DCBE?

#D2DCBE is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 86% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2DCBE?

Use black text. Black on #D2DCBE has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2DCBE?

Its complementary colour is #C8BEDC, and analogous partners are #DCD7BE and #C3DCBE.