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#D3E2C8

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D3E2C8

#D3E2C8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 89% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.1), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7C8E2 (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 15.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green226
Blue200

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #D3E2C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D3E2C8.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D3E2C8.
15.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3E2C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3E2C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DEC7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DDC9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4E0DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3E2C8?

#D3E2C8 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 89% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3E2C8?

Use black text. Black on #D3E2C8 has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3E2C8?

Its complementary colour is #D7C8E2, and analogous partners are #E0E2C8 and #C8E2CA.