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#D2DDBC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D2DDBC

#D2DDBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.6), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C7BCDD (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 14.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green221
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #D2DDBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D2DDBC.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D2DDBC.
14.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2DDBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2DDBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1D9BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0D9BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5D9D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2DDBC?

#D2DDBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2DDBC?

Use black text. Black on #D2DDBC has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2DDBC?

Its complementary colour is #C7BCDD, and analogous partners are #DDD8BC and #C2DDBC.