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#C0BDA2

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #C0BDA2

With the hex code #C0BDA2, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 74% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Khaki. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2A5C0, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red192
Green189
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.7
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #C0BDA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C0BDA2.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C0BDA2.
11.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0BDA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0BDA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BBA0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4BDA3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5B9B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0BDA2?

With the hex code #C0BDA2, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 74% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C0BDA2?

Use black text. Black on #C0BDA2 has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0BDA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2A5C0, and analogous partners are #C0AEA2 and #B4C0A2.