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#D5DDBF

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D5DDBF

#D5DDBF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 87% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.4), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C7BFDD (thistle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red213
Green221
Blue191

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #D5DDBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D5DDBF.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D5DDBF.
14.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5DDBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5DDBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1D9BD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0D9C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8DAD4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5DDBF?

#D5DDBF is a very light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 87% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D5DDBF?

Use black text. Black on #D5DDBF has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5DDBF?

Its complementary colour is #C7BFDD, and analogous partners are #DDD6BF and #C6DDBF.