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#C2BF9D

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #C2BF9D

#C2BF9D is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 75% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 7.8); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9DA0C2 — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C2BF9D for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green191
Blue157

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #C2BF9D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #C2BF9D.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #C2BF9D.
11.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2BF9D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2BF9D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C5BC9B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7BE9E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C8BAB6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2BF9D?

#C2BF9D is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 75% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C2BF9D?

Use black text. Black on #C2BF9D has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2BF9D?

Its complementary colour is #9DA0C2, and analogous partners are #C2AD9D and #B3C29D.