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#C2BFAC

Light Sage · light warm yellow

About #C2BFAC

#C2BFAC is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 75% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.5); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACAFC2 — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C2BFAC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green191
Blue172

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #C2BFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2BFAC.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #C2BFAC.
11.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2BFAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2BFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3BEAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C4BFAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C6BCBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2BFAC?

#C2BFAC is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 75% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #C2BFAC?

Use black text. Black on #C2BFAC has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2BFAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACAFC2, and analogous partners are #C2B4AC and #BAC2AC.