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#C0BCAA

Greige · light warm yellow

About #C0BCAA

#C0BCAA is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.6), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AAAEC0 (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red192
Green188
Blue170

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.4
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #C0BCAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C0BCAA.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C0BCAA.
11.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0BCAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0BCAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BBA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BCAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C4B9B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0BCAA?

#C0BCAA is a light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C0BCAA?

Use black text. Black on #C0BCAA has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0BCAA?

Its complementary colour is #AAAEC0, and analogous partners are #C0B1AA and #B9C0AA.