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#D3DFBC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D3DFBC

#D3DFBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.7), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8BCDF (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 15.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green223
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 11.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #D3DFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D3DFBC.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D3DFBC.
15.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DFBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DABA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DABD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6DBD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DFBC?

#D3DFBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3DFBC?

Use black text. Black on #D3DFBC has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DFBC?

Its complementary colour is #C8BCDF, and analogous partners are #DFDABC and #C2DFBC.