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#C2BFAA

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #C2BFAA

With the hex code #C2BFAA, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 75% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAADC2, 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 11.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green191
Blue170

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #C2BFAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2BFAA.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2BFAA.
11.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2BFAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2BFAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BDA9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4BFAB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6BCB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2BFAA?

With the hex code #C2BFAA, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 75% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2BFAA?

Use black text. Black on #C2BFAA has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2BFAA?

Its complementary colour is #AAADC2, and analogous partners are #C2B3AA and #B9C2AA.