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#D2DCC5

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D2DCC5

With the hex code #D2DCC5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 86% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFC5DC, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green220
Blue197

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #D2DCC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D2DCC5.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D2DCC5.
14.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2DCC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2DCC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD9C4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD8C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3DAD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2DCC5?

With the hex code #D2DCC5, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 86% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2DCC5?

Use black text. Black on #D2DCC5 has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2DCC5?

Its complementary colour is #CFC5DC, and analogous partners are #DCDBC5 and #C6DCC5.