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#D3DDBC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D3DDBC

#D3DDBC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 87% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.7); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6BCDD — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D3DDBC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red211
Green221
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #D3DDBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D3DDBC.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D3DDBC.
14.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DDBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DDBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2D9BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0D9BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6D9D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DDBC?

#D3DDBC is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 87% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3DDBC?

Use black text. Black on #D3DDBC has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DDBC?

Its complementary colour is #C6BCDD, and analogous partners are #DDD7BC and #C3DDBC.