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#D8DEBD

Light Sage · very light warm green

About #D8DEBD

With the hex code #D8DEBD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3BDDE, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red216
Green222
Blue189

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #D8DEBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D8DEBD.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #D8DEBD.
15.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8DEBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8DEBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DABB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DBBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCDAD5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8DEBD?

With the hex code #D8DEBD, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D8DEBD?

Use black text. Black on #D8DEBD has a contrast ratio of 15.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8DEBD?

Its complementary colour is #C3BDDE, and analogous partners are #DED4BD and #C8DEBD.