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#D6DFBC

Light Sage · very light cool green

About #D6DFBC

#D6DFBC 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, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 9.9), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5BCDF (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 15.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red214
Green223
Blue188

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #D6DFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D6DFBC.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D6DFBC.
15.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6DFBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6DFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DBBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DBBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DADBD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6DFBC?

#D6DFBC 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, 16% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D6DFBC?

Use black text. Black on #D6DFBC has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6DFBC?

Its complementary colour is #C5BCDF, and analogous partners are #DFD7BC and #C5DFBC.