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#D3DBBA

Light Sage · very light warm green

About #D3DBBA

#D3DBBA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 86% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.4), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2BADB (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 14.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green219
Blue186

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #D3DBBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D3DBBA.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D3DBBA.
14.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DBBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DBBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0D7B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD7BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6D7D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DBBA?

#D3DBBA is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 86% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D3DBBA?

Use black text. Black on #D3DBBA has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DBBA?

Its complementary colour is #C2BADB, and analogous partners are #DBD3BA and #C3DBBA.