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#D3D9BC

Light Sage · very light warm green

About #D3D9BC

#D3D9BC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 85% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.2), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2BCD9 (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 14.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green217
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #D3D9BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D3D9BC.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D3D9BC.
14.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3D9BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3D9BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD6BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD6BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6D6D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3D9BC?

#D3D9BC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 85% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D3D9BC?

Use black text. Black on #D3D9BC has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3D9BC?

Its complementary colour is #C2BCD9, and analogous partners are #D9D1BC and #C5D9BC.