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#D4E1C2

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D4E1C2

#D4E1C2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 88% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.4), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFC2E1 (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 15.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green225
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #D4E1C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D4E1C2.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D4E1C2.
15.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4E1C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4E1C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DDC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DCC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6DED8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4E1C2?

#D4E1C2 is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 88% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4E1C2?

Use black text. Black on #D4E1C2 has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4E1C2?

Its complementary colour is #CFC2E1, and analogous partners are #E1DEC2 and #C5E1C2.