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#D5DDBC

Light Sage · very light warm green

About #D5DDBC

#D5DDBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.0), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4BCDD (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 14.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red213
Green221
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #D5DDBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D5DDBC.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D5DDBC.
14.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5DDBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5DDBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2D9BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1D9BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8D9D4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5DDBC?

#D5DDBC is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D5DDBC?

Use black text. Black on #D5DDBC has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5DDBC?

Its complementary colour is #C4BCDD, and analogous partners are #DDD5BC and #C5DDBC.