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#D4E0C2

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D4E0C2

With the hex code #D4E0C2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 88% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CEC2E0, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.24:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green224
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 9.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #D4E0C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D4E0C2.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D4E0C2.
15.24:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4E0C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4E0C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DCC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DBC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6DDD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4E0C2?

With the hex code #D4E0C2, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 88% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D4E0C2?

Use black text. Black on #D4E0C2 has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4E0C2?

Its complementary colour is #CEC2E0, and analogous partners are #E0DDC2 and #C5E0C2.