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#D5DFBC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D5DFBC

With the hex code #D5DFBC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 87% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6BCDF, 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 15.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red213
Green223
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #D5DFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D5DFBC.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D5DFBC.
15.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5DFBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5DFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DBBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DBBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8DBD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5DFBC?

With the hex code #D5DFBC, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 87% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D5DFBC?

Use black text. Black on #D5DFBC has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5DFBC?

Its complementary colour is #C6BCDF, and analogous partners are #DFD7BC and #C4DFBC.