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#D2DEBE

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D2DEBE

#D2DEBE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 87% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.6), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CABEDE (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 14.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green222
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #D2DEBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D2DEBE.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D2DEBE.
14.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2DEBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2DEBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DABC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0D9BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4DBD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2DEBE?

#D2DEBE is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 87% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2DEBE?

Use black text. Black on #D2DEBE has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2DEBE?

Its complementary colour is #CABEDE, and analogous partners are #DEDABE and #C2DEBE.