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#D3DBC3

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D3DBC3

#D3DBC3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 86% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.3), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CBC3DB (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red211
Green219
Blue195

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #D3DBC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D3DBC3.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D3DBC3.
14.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DBC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DBC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED8C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD8C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5D8D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DBC3?

#D3DBC3 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 86% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3DBC3?

Use black text. Black on #D3DBC3 has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DBC3?

Its complementary colour is #CBC3DB, and analogous partners are #DBD7C3 and #C7DBC3.