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#C2BB8A

Sand · light warm yellow

About #C2BB8A

With the hex code #C2BB8A, this is a light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 73% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 29% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sand — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Tan. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8A91C2, a steel 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 10.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green187
Blue138

Closest named colours

Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 9.7
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 10.3
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #C2BB8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sand #C2BB8A.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sand #C2BB8A.
10.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2BB8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2BB8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4B887
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6BB8C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAB4AE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2BB8A?

With the hex code #C2BB8A, this is a light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 73% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 29% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2BB8A?

Use black text. Black on #C2BB8A has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2BB8A?

Its complementary colour is #8A91C2, and analogous partners are #C29F8A and #ADC28A.